City to city
Stuttgart to Munich by train
Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof → Hauptbahnhof Süd
- Fastest
- ≈ 1h 57m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 12m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG, Deutsche Bahn AG
Trains link Stuttgart (Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof) and Munich (Hauptbahnhof Süd) in about 1h 57m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the ICE — 241 km, typically 2 h 13 min — one of 744 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.
How long does the train from Stuttgart to Munich take?
The fastest trains cover Stuttgart to Munich in about 1h 57m; a typical journey takes around 2h 12m.
Is there a direct train from Stuttgart to Munich?
Yes — direct trains run between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Hauptbahnhof Süd.
Which operators run trains from Stuttgart to Munich?
DB Fernverkehr AG, Deutsche Bahn AG.
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
More trains from Stuttgart
- Stuttgart → Mannheim ≈ 37 min · direct
- Stuttgart → Frankfurt ≈ 1h 18m · direct
- Stuttgart → Zurich ≈ 2h 55m
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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.