City to city

Venice to Munich by train

Venezia Santa Lucia → Hauptbahnhof Süd

Fastest

≈ 7h 28m

Typical

≈ 7h 46m

Direct trains

Yes

Fewest changes

0

Operators

TRENITALIA, Deutsche Bahn AG, Trenitalia, OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice

Trains link Venice (Venezia Santa Lucia) and Munich (Hauptbahnhof Süd) in about 7h 28m at best, with no changes needed.

How long does the train from Venice to Munich take?

The fastest trains cover Venice to Munich in about 7h 28m; a typical journey takes around 7h 46m.

Is there a direct train from Venice to Munich?

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

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

A typical flight works out roughly 4h 10m quicker door to door (about 3h 55m against 8h 05m 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 05m

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 Venice or Munich

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

More trains from Venice

• Venice → Verona ≈ 1h 31m · direct
• Venice → Bologna ≈ 1h 35m · direct
• Venice → Florence ≈ 2h 15m · direct
• Venice → Trieste ≈ 2h 15m · direct
• Venice → Milan ≈ 2h 56m
• Venice → Rome ≈ 3h 51m · direct

All trains from Venice →

More train routes in Germany · France · Switzerland.

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