City to city
Munich to Stuttgart by train
München Hauptbahnhof → Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 1h 58m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 14m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio, Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Trains link Munich (München Hauptbahnhof) and Stuttgart (Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof) in about 1h 58m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the ICE (241 km, typically 1 h 58 min), one of 1516 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Munich to Stuttgart take?
The fastest trains cover Munich to Stuttgart in about 1h 58m; a typical journey takes around 2h 14m.
Is there a direct train from Munich to Stuttgart?
Yes: direct trains run between München Hauptbahnhof and Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof.
This corridor in the atlas
- ICE Opened in December 2022, the Wendlingen–Ulm line tunnels under the Swabian Jura and cut the Stuttgart–Ulm leg to just 42 minutes.
Legendary routes through Munich or Stuttgart
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- Nightjet Munich–Rome Munich → Rome
- ICE Frankfurt → Munich
- Gäubahn IC Zurich → Stuttgart
More trains from Munich
- Munich → Nuremberg ≈ 1h 11m · direct
- Munich → Salzburg ≈ 1h 45m · direct
- Munich → Innsbruck ≈ 1h 55m · direct
- Munich → Leipzig ≈ 3h 15m · direct
- Munich → Frankfurt ≈ 3h 17m · direct
- Munich → Zurich ≈ 3h 57m · direct
More train routes in Germany · Austria · Italy.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.