Getting to Starnberg

By train

Starnberg has two stations: Starnberg, right on the lakeshore next to the boat pier, and Starnberg Nord, in the north of the town. Both are served every 20 minutes by the Munich S-Bahn line S6 (Tutzing – Starnberg – München – Ebersberg), which continues along the west shore to Possenhofen, Feldafing and Tutzing. Regional trains to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Kochel am See and Penzberg stop at Starnberg about once an hour.

Starnberg Station

Lakeside station (building 1855) served by S-Bahn S6 and regional trains RB6/RB65/RB66, next to the boat pier.

Starnberg Nord Station

The S6 stop Starnberg Nord opened on 10 June 2001 and serves the northern districts of the town.

Timetables and tickets: MVV (Munich transport network) · Deutsche Bahn

By plane

The nearest airport is Munich, about 66 km from Starnberg. There is no direct connection: take the S-Bahn (S1 or S8) into Munich, then the S6 out to Starnberg.

Munich Airport: address, key facts & photo →

By car

Starnberg is about 28 km from Munich by road. Take the A95 motorway (München – Garmisch-Partenkirchen), leave at the Starnberg exit and follow the A952 into the town centre.

By bus

Buses belong to the Munich transport network MVV, so the same tickets are valid on S-Bahn and bus. Around ten regional lines serve Starnberg, plus two express buses:

• ExpressBus X900 — Starnberg to the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, with connections to the S6, S8 and S4.
• ExpressBus X970 — Starnberg – Wolfratshausen – Geretsried – Bad Tölz, every 20 minutes on weekdays and every 60 minutes on Sundays.
• Line 9614 — Tutzing – Bernried on the west shore (DB Regiobus, at weekends).

By boat

From April to mid-October, the boats of the state-owned Bayerische Seenschifffahrt link Starnberg with Berg, Leoni, Possenhofen, Tutzing, Bernried, Seeshaupt and Ambach. The fleet includes the catamaran MS Starnberg, MS Seeshaupt and the electric EMS Berg. The 2026 season runs until 18 October inclusive.

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Bavarian Lake Shipping – Starnberg pier

The main pier is next to Starnberg station; the company’s Starnberg office is on Nepomukweg. Round trips from Starnberg:

• Grand round trip (Große Rundfahrt) — about 3 h 40
• Northern round trip — about 2 h
• Southern round trip — about 1 h 30
• Short round trip — about 1 h

October 2026: because of low water, the piers at Berg, Possenhofen, Bernried and Ambach are temporarily not served.

The Roseninsel is reached by a small private ferry from the Glockensteg in Feldafing (early May – 15 October, € 5 one way for adults, cash only).