Berlin to Munich by train: what it really costs

Prices last checked: 27 October 2026 · Fares read in DB's planner on 27 Oct 2026 · adult, 2nd class, one way

Short answer: The flexible ticket (Flexpreis) cost between €163.90 and €172.20 on the dates we checked. Saver fares, which tie you to one train, were far cheaper and fell the further ahead we looked: from €83.99 for a train one week out to €17.99 for a January 2027 train. With a trial BahnCard 25 (€19.90) every fare drops by a quarter. The Deutschland-Ticket does not cover the ICE.

Fares we found

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

DB journey planner, searched for departures from 08:00, read on 27 Oct 2026. BC25/BC50 = price DB showed with a BahnCard 25 or 50 (2nd class). "–" = not read.
Train	Super Sparpreis	Sparpreis	Flexpreis
08:36–13:20 · 4h 44min, direct ICE 1005 (Sprinter)	€85.99 BC25 €64.49 · BC50 €64.49	€94.99 BC25 €71.24 · BC50 €71.24	€172.20 BC25 €129.15 · BC50 €86.10
08:36–14:05 · 5h 29min, 3 changes ICE 1005 (Sprinter) ICE 785	€102.99 BC25 €77.24 · BC50 €77.24	€111.99 BC25 €83.99 · BC50 €83.99	€172.20 BC25 €129.15 · BC50 €86.10
09:37–14:21 · 4h 44min, direct ICE 1505 (Sprinter)	€83.99 BC25 €62.99 · BC50 €62.99	€92.99 BC25 €69.74 · BC50 €69.74	€172.20 BC25 €129.15 · BC50 €86.10

Tuesday, 17 November 2026

DB journey planner, searched for departures from 08:00, read on 27 Oct 2026. BC25/BC50 = price DB showed with a BahnCard 25 or 50 (2nd class). "–" = not read.
Train	Super Sparpreis	Sparpreis	Flexpreis
08:36–13:20 · 4h 44min, direct ICE 1005 (Sprinter)	€78.99 BC25 €59.24 · BC50 €59.24	€87.99 BC25 €65.99 · BC50 €65.99	€167.30 BC25 €125.45 · BC50 €83.65
08:36–14:05 · 5h 29min, 3 changes ICE 1005 (Sprinter) ICE 785	€102.99 BC25 €77.24 · BC50 €77.24	€111.99 BC25 €83.99	€167.30 BC25 €125.45 · BC50 €83.65
09:37–14:21 · 4h 44min, direct ICE 1505 (Sprinter)	€79.99 BC25 €59.99 · BC50 €59.99	€88.99 BC25 €66.74 · BC50 €66.74	€167.30 BC25 €125.45 · BC50 €83.65

Saturday, 12 December 2026

DB journey planner, searched for departures from 08:00, read on 27 Oct 2026. BC25/BC50 = price DB showed with a BahnCard 25 or 50 (2nd class). "–" = not read.
Train	Super Sparpreis	Sparpreis	Flexpreis
08:36–13:20 · 4h 44min, direct ICE 1005 (Sprinter)	€56.99 BC25 €42.74 · BC50 €42.74	€65.99 BC25 €49.49 · BC50 €49.49	€172 BC25 €129 · BC50 €86
08:43–13:48 · 5h 5min, 2 changes ICE 371 ICE 505	€69.99 BC25 €52.49 · BC50 €52.49	€78.99 BC25 €59.24 · BC50 €59.24	€172 BC25 €129 · BC50 €86
09:37–14:21 · 4h 44min, direct ICE 1505 (Sprinter)	€49.99 BC25 €37.49 · BC50 €37.49	€56.99 BC25 €42.74 · BC50 €42.74	€172 BC25 €129 · BC50 €86

Thursday, 21 January 2027

DB journey planner, searched for departures from 08:00, read on 27 Oct 2026. BC25/BC50 = price DB showed with a BahnCard 25 or 50 (2nd class). "–" = not read.
Train	Super Sparpreis	Sparpreis	Flexpreis
08:36–12:37 · 4h, direct ICE 1005	€29.99 BC25 €22.49 · BC50 €22.49	€36.99 BC25 €27.74 · BC50 €27.74	€163.90 BC25 €122.90 · BC50 €81.95
08:36–12:41 · 4h 5min, 1 change ICE 1005 (Sprinter) ICE 583	€29.99 BC25 €22.49 · BC50 €22.49	€36.99 BC25 €27.74 · BC50 €27.74	€163.90 BC25 €122.90 · BC50 €81.95
08:42–13:03 · 4h 21min, 1 change ICE 371 ICE 505	€17.99 BC25 €13.49 · BC50 €13.49	€21.99 BC25 €16.49 · BC50 €16.49	€163.90 BC25 €122.90 · BC50 €81.95

What the numbers show

The Flexpreis is not one fixed price. It moved between €163.90 and €172.20 across our four dates. It does include free cancellation until the day before and the City-Ticket for local transport in Berlin and Munich.
Booking ahead pays. The cheapest saver fare we saw a week ahead was €83.99; about three months ahead it was €17.99. Super Sparpreis tickets cannot be cancelled; Sparpreis tickets can be changed or cancelled for a €10 fee before the travel day, refunded as a voucher.
The timetable changes on 13 December 2026. On 21 January 2027 the 08:36 train was listed at 4 hours; in November and December it was listed at 4 hours 44 minutes. DB says long-distance Flexpreis and BahnCard prices stay the same at the timetable change.
BahnCards: the BahnCard 25 took 25% off every fare type. The BahnCard 50 halved the Flexpreis (€167.30 → €83.65 on 17 November) but took only 25% off saver fares.

Which ticket should you buy?

Fixed plans: a saver fare, booked early. If you take this trip and one more ICE, add a trial BahnCard 25; on a single saver fare it saves only a little more than it costs.
Need flexibility: a trial BahnCard 50 (€76.90) plus the Flexpreis cost €160.55 on 17 November, against €167.30 without a card.
Several long trips in a month: a 3-day German Rail Pass costs €223, more than one Flexpreis Berlin–Munich ticket but less than two. See Deutschland-Ticket vs German Rail Pass.
Families: DB's Familienticket costs €99.99 return for up to five people in DB long-distance trains, with at least one child and seat reservations included.

Seat reservations are optional in Germany and cost from €5.50. Saver fares are only valid on the train shown on the ticket.

Sources

Every price and rule above was checked against these official pages on 2026-10-27. If something has changed, the operator's page is right and we are wrong. Please tell us.