Munich to Mauthausen - Is it possible?
 

Has anyone done a roundtrip from Munich to Mauthausen? If so, how did you get there? I would be open to renting a car, but I would prefer the train.

Thank You

Takes about 3 1/2 hours by train o/w. You might wish to check on

http://www.bahn.de/p/view/internatio...l_guests.shtml

Driving to Mauthausen from MUC would take about 1 1/2 hours. I realize you prefer the train, but do you prefer it enough to spend an extra 2 hours each way to get there?

There is a concentration camp near Munich.

From Wikipadia:

Dachau was a Nazi German concentration camp located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau......

München (Munich)
Destination Mauthausen
Vehicle type: Automobile
Route type: Recommended by Michelin
Time and distance
Time: 02h46 including 01h12 on motorways
Distance: 254km including 137km on motorways

for your convenience, I move this thread in the Germany forum

regards

chrissxb
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Yes, it is an easy drive by car from Munich via Passau and Linz to Mauthausen. I don´t know how you can get up to the KZ, when arriving by train, because the KZ is on a small hill. The best way to avoid the much traffic jams at Linz is to drive further to St. Valentin on the highway A1 and then to Mauthausen.

Oh - I didn't know you meant the KZ in Mauthausen, Austria. That will indeed take longer than 1.5 hours.

There is also a Mauthausen, Germany, in between Rosenheim and Salzburg which I thought you were referring to. That Mauthausen is only 1.5 hours away from Munich.

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(never mind, confusion in this thread, confusion on my side)

Driving is more like 3,5 hours.