Germany, built around the calendar.
More than anywhere else we work, German demand runs on a calendar: the trade fair season, Oktoberfest, the Christmas markets. Outside those weeks it is the easiest country in Europe to drive in.
Where we collect
Munich is our busiest German airport, partly for the city and partly because it is a sensible gateway to the Austrian Tyrol and, over the border, to Switzerland. Zurich to Munich is about three and a half hours around Lake Constance and we run it in both directions.
We also collect from Frankfurt, Berlin Brandenburg, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne/Bonn, and from the main Hauptbahnhof stations for guests arriving by ICE.
The routes we run most
- Zurich to Munich and back, through Austria and along Lake Constance
- Munich to Salzburg, Kitzbühel, St. Anton and the Tyrolean resorts
- Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Zugspitze and Neuschwanstein
- Frankfurt airport to the banking district, Wiesbaden and the Rhine valley
- Trade-fair transport at Messe München, Messe Frankfurt and Messe Düsseldorf
- Berlin city work and airport arrivals
Emissions zones, and the weeks that sell out
Most German cities of any size run an Umweltzone, a low-emission zone requiring a coloured emissions badge on the windscreen. There is no barrier and no warning sign at the point of entry, so the badge has to already be there. Ours are, for the zones we work in.
The trade-fair calendar is the thing to plan around. When a major Messe is on, the host city's hotels fill for fifty kilometres around, road journeys inside the city slow down sharply, and vehicles genuinely run out. If you are moving a delegation between hotel, stand and an evening dinner, a vehicle at disposal for the day is almost always better value than three separate bookings, and much less fragile when the schedule slips.
Oktoberfest, from late September into the first weekend of October, does the same thing to Munich, with the added detail that a good share of your passengers will not be driving themselves home. Book both directions at the same time.
Questions
What people ask us.
How long is Zurich to Munich by road?
About 3 hours 30 minutes for roughly 310 km, through Austria and along the south shore of Lake Constance. Afternoon traffic around Munich can add to it.
Do you handle trade fair and congress transport?
Yes, and it is a large part of what we do in Germany. Phased airport arrivals, hotel to venue shuttles and evening movements, coordinated as one booking with one invoice however many vehicles it takes.
Can you work during Oktoberfest?
Yes, and book as early as you can. Munich fills completely for those two weeks and city-side journeys are slower than usual.
Do your vehicles have the emissions badge for German cities?
Yes, for the zones we work in. German low-emission zones are camera and patrol enforced with no barrier at the entry point, so the badge has to be in place before arrival.
Can you drive from Germany into Austria or Switzerland?
Yes, routinely, in both directions. Munich to the Tyrol and Munich to the Swiss resorts are normal bookings for us.
Is a vehicle at disposal better than separate transfers?
For a day of meetings or a fair, almost always. It is priced by time rather than by journey, the car keeps your luggage and coats, and nothing falls apart when a session overruns.
Travelling in Germany?
Fair weeks and Oktoberfest book out early, so the sooner the better.