There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Externsteine by car train, car, night train, train, or plane
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Car train, drive
best- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain Uex 2026
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Externsteinecar
6h 36m€109–130Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain Re
8h 46m€54–146Drive 548.4 km
- Drive from Munich to Externsteinecar 548.4 km
5h 5m€81–117Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Altenbekentrain
7h 15mTrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain Re
6h 43m€102–216Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
7h 24m€128–320Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to H-BM-Horn, Bahnhoftrain
8h 1m€154–352Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane MUC - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
7h 45m€131–473
Munich to Externsteine by night train, train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Externsteine is to night train and train which costs €50 - €150 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Externsteine is to drive which takes 5h 5m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Externsteine. However, there are services departing from Muenchen Ost and arriving at H-BM-Horn, Bahnhof via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and Altenbeken. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 46m.
The distance between Munich and Externsteine is 543 km. The road distance is 548.4 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Externsteine without a car is to night train and train which takes 8h 46m and costs €50 - €150.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Munich to Externsteine, including transfers.
Munich to Externsteine train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Muenchen Ost station.
Munich to Externsteine train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Externsteine is 548 km. It takes approximately 5h 5m to drive from Munich to Externsteine.
There are 475+ hotels available in Externsteine.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Externsteine, Germany?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Externsteine via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, Altenbeken, H-BM-Horn, Bahnhof, H-BM-Horn, Bahnhof, and Horn-Holzh., Abzw.Externsteine in around 6h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–101
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–101
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to H-BM-Horn, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
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