Guides: Germany by car
Answers to the hard parts of a trip — late landings, fair weeks, December crowds, the Alps and border crossings — with official sources and fixed prices per car.
Night arrival at the airport
- Landing at Munich Airport late at night: how to get to Munich
Late landing at MUC? Night trains and buses with official times, where the driver waits, and a private car to Munich from $170 per car. - Landing at Frankfurt Airport late at night: how to get to Frankfurt
Late landing at FRA? Night trains and buses with official times, where the driver waits, and a private car to Frankfurt from $115 per car. - Landing at Berlin Airport (BER) late at night: how to get to Berlin
Late landing at BER? Night trains and buses with official times, where the driver waits, and a private car to Berlin from $135 per car. - Landing at Düsseldorf Airport late at night: how to get to Düsseldorf
Late landing at DUS? Night trains and buses with official times, where the driver waits, and a private car to Düsseldorf from $90 per car. - Landing at Hamburg Airport late at night: how to get to Hamburg
Late landing at HAM? Night trains and buses with official times, where the driver waits, and a private car to Hamburg from $105 per car.
Trade fairs (Messe)
- Trade fairs in Germany 2026–2027: dates and how to get there
Messe calendar for Munich, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hannover, Berlin and Nuremberg from the organisers, with airport-to-fair car prices. - Messe München: getting there from MUC on fair days
Messe München transfers from MUC: fair dates from the organiser, distance, the same price on fair days, a driver by the hour. From $150 per car. - Messe Frankfurt: getting there from FRA on fair days
Messe Frankfurt transfers from FRA: fair dates from the organiser, distance, the same price on fair days, a driver by the hour. From $115 per car. - Messe Düsseldorf: getting there from DUS on fair days
Messe Düsseldorf transfers from DUS: fair dates from the organiser, distance, the same price on fair days, a driver by the hour. From $90 per car. - Koelnmesse: getting there from CGN on fair days
Koelnmesse transfers from CGN: fair dates from the organiser, distance, the same price on fair days, a driver by the hour. From $105 per car. - Messegelände Hannover: getting there from HAJ on fair days
Messegelände Hannover transfers from HAJ: fair dates from the organiser, distance, the same price on fair days, a driver by the hour. From $125 per car. - Messe Berlin: getting there from BER on fair days
Messe Berlin transfers from BER: fair dates from the organiser, distance, the same price on fair days, a driver by the hour. From $150 per car. - NürnbergMesse: getting there from NUE on fair days
NürnbergMesse transfers from NUE: fair dates from the organiser, distance, the same price on fair days, a driver by the hour. From $115 per car.
Season
- Christmas markets 2026 by car: dates, hours and day trips
Official 2026 dates and hours: Nuremberg, Munich, Rothenburg, Dresden, Cologne, Salzburg. Day trips with your own driver from $945 per car.
Places that are hard without a car
- Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze by car
Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze: distance, November lift maintenance, a day trip with your own driver from $855 per car. - Berchtesgaden and the Königssee from Munich: a day with your own driver
Day trip from Munich to Berchtesgaden and the Königssee: boat to St. Bartholomä all year (except 24 Dec), distance, own driver from $900. - Baden-Baden and the Black Forest: from Frankfurt Airport and a day with a driver
Frankfurt Airport to Baden-Baden (about 175 km) and a Black Forest day with your own driver: prices per car, what is hard without a car, Strasbourg nearby. - Getting to clinic appointments in Munich and Baden-Baden by private car
Rides for patients and companions in Munich and Baden-Baden: airport pickup, appointments, waiting, a car by the day. Passenger transport only.
Across the border
- From Munich to Austria by private car: Salzburg, Innsbruck, Kitzbühel
Cross-border car from Munich Airport to Austria: Kitzbühel, Innsbruck, Salzburg — distance, documents, vignette included. From $440 per car. - Munich to Zurich by private car
Munich to Zurich door to door: about 315 km, the Swiss vignette included, one car across the border. $745 per car. Trips inside Switzerland: rideche.com. - Frankfurt to Strasbourg and Luxembourg by private car
Frankfurt to Strasbourg (about 220 km) and Luxembourg (about 240 km) by private car: time, documents, price per car from $540.
Planning and prices
- Munich to Neuschwanstein: every way compared
How to get from Munich to Neuschwanstein in 2026: Bayern-Ticket train and bus 78, transfers, a private day trip — prices with sources, castle tickets, timing. - How much a private driver costs in Germany (2026)
What a private transfer or car with driver costs in Germany in 2026: our prices per car, how we set them, taxi fixed prices and when trains are better.