City to city
Stuttgart to Munich by train
Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof → München Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 1h 58m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 14m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg, DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio
Trains link Stuttgart (Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof) and Munich (München 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 1489 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Stuttgart to Munich take?
The fastest trains cover Stuttgart to Munich in about 1h 58m; a typical journey takes around 2h 14m.
Is there a direct train from Stuttgart to Munich?
Yes: direct trains run between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and München 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 Stuttgart or Munich
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- Nightjet Munich–Rome Munich → Rome
- ICE Frankfurt → Munich
- Gäubahn IC Zurich → Stuttgart
More trains from Stuttgart
- Stuttgart → Mannheim ≈ 37 min · direct
- Stuttgart → Frankfurt ≈ 1h 17m · direct
- Stuttgart → Zurich ≈ 2h 55m · 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.