City to city

Munich to Venice by train

Hauptbahnhof Süd → Venezia Santa Lucia

Fastest

≈ 7h 30m

Typical

≈ 8h 03m

Direct trains

Yes

Fewest changes

0

Operators

Deutsche Bahn AG, OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice, TRENITALIA

Trains link Munich (Hauptbahnhof Süd) and Venice (Venezia Santa Lucia) in about 7h 30m at best, with no changes needed.

How long does the train from Munich to Venice take?

The fastest trains cover Munich to Venice in about 7h 30m; a typical journey takes around 8h 03m.

Is there a direct train from Munich to Venice?

Yes: direct trains run between Hauptbahnhof Süd and Venezia Santa Lucia.

Is the train or a flight faster from Munich to Venice?

A typical flight works out roughly 4h 30m quicker door to door (about 3h 55m against 8h 25m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.

Train, door to door

≈ 8h 25m

Flight, door to door

≈ 3h 55m (est.)

CO₂e per passenger

~13 kg train · ~42 kg plane

Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.

Legendary routes through Munich or Venice

• ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
• Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Paris → Venice
• Frecciarossa Milan–Venice Milan → Venice
• Nightjet Munich–Rome Munich → Rome

More trains from Munich

• Munich → Nuremberg ≈ 1h 11m · direct
• Munich → Salzburg ≈ 1h 45m · direct
• Munich → Innsbruck ≈ 1h 55m · direct
• Munich → Stuttgart ≈ 1h 58m · direct
• Munich → Leipzig ≈ 3h 15m · direct
• Munich → Frankfurt ≈ 3h 17m · direct

All trains from Munich →

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Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.