The town of Freising - just north of Munich

Hi

Just a quick question. Where in Munich is Friesling? Or maybe it's called Fiesling. Could anybody tell me?

probably Freising, I guess - it's to the north of munich, about one hour away, I think. or maybe a bit less.

Thanks Topsy, so it's most likely Freising. Is there any street name that I could type into a map page to get an idea?

Don't know any streets in Freising, sorry...
Google on "hotels in freising" or summat, see what address comes up, and then whack that in your map page. That's what I'd do.

Freising appears to be approx. 38 km from munich. would that be an accurate description?

Yup, about that. The S1 goes there every 20 minutes. Found a flat?

Hey, well we got an email today from this girl who is offering us a two room apartment in Freising. I would take it, because it's only €500 a month but is there any point if it's so far away from munich? Would you know of any other places? I've sent loads of emails but that was the actual first positive response we got back. Dan

Hmm it depends on the size I guess.. how many sq m? Is it close to the SBahn or would you have to take a bus?
There's quite a few offers for flats in the Classifieds Section here, or you could try online newspapers like Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
I just heard from someone reading over my shoulder that Freising is generally quite expensive, as it tries to be exclusive Maybe something closer would be (a) cheaper and (b.) well, closer. You're sorted if the flat's near either an UBahn or SBahn station basically. UBahn is preferable, as they go every 10 mins instead of 20.

It's quite a long way out... how big is the flat?
Also, where are you going to be working?
Unless you can actually find a job in Freising, you've got the transport costs of getting there and back every day as well. Freising is in zone 12, so you'll be paying over €100 for your travel card every month (if you get a bar job or something you can get a green card, that'll set you back about €50, I think). You might end up being better off paying a little bit more and getting a flat more central.

Here's a link to see where these places are on a map, and see what ring they're in like Topsy said, and check the price out :

http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/de/home/fahrgas...tion/index.html

I'm working in Freising at the moment. Basically next to the airport, nice old town, relatively frequent S-bahns. It would be fairly far out (about 35 - 40 mins on train from the Hauptbahnhof), would make sure you're really close to the S-bahn station.

buggers up your social life, living that far out. always to make sure you don't miss the last train etc etc. OK some people do live in Freising and there are pubs in Freising but nothing compares to Munich.

here's the train timetable from karlsplatz to freising
like OG said, you're screwed if you miss your train. don't forget the pubs open late here, and you don't want the train timetable cramping your style, really, if you're only here for a bit...

Everyone above is pretty much spot on. I live in Freising.

Advantages:
1. Small town atmosphere. However, this is NOT the quintessential Bavarian small town. Because of the proximity of the airport, many pilots, stewardesses, airport staff, etc. live here, or rent rooms here.
2. Close to Airport (approx 15 minutes by car/bus)
3. Close to Munich (25 minutes by train)
4. Less "Shicky micky" factor here
5. Avg price of a Helles about 2.50

Disadvantages:
1. While the social life is not bad i.e. it has a university, and a few good locales, it does not come close to Munich IMO.
2. Last connection from Munich during the week is at 0045. It´s the S-Bahn which takes about 45 minutes (train is much faster but last train leaves at 2345).
3. Same rent prices as parts of Munich (about 10€/m2) i.e cheaper rent is not a reason to live here.
4. Avg price of a Helles about 3.00

I´m moving in the next 3 months to Munich proper or Augsburg...

Some biermeister your gonna make!

Freising is the last stop on the MVV Map, but it's also the 1st stop of the RE/RB trains going towards Landshut/Passau. So if you want a faster train ride take a RE/RB from Hbf. and the ride's only 20min.

I know that if you have a monthly card you can use DB trains in MVV netz, but I don't know if this applies to Tageskarte,XXL or the others.

PS: This also goes for the BOB trains from Hbf to Holzkirchen.

is freising also on the augsburg city transport link or is that another place?

The Augsberg line goes out past passing then up past Maisach which is a totally different line..

As Lupo says, the university is also what naturally tends to push housing prices upwards (though it's nothing compared to Munich). It's a nice little town and has everything that you need. The S-Bahn is good but it's a little far if you have to work and manage a social life in Munich, IMHO...

Alright, this is my situation.

Myself and three of my friends are coming to Munich in June. We have our flights sorted. We have nowhere to stay, as of yet. We want to stay in an apartment.

Yesterday we were offered an apartment in Freising for three months. THe apartment itself seems fine, and the price of €500 is no problem. THe only thing is the location.
Would Freisng be too far away from Munich if we were to get jobs there?
Is Freising a nice town?
Should we wait and look for more options or should we take it?

At this stage I'm inclined to take it as it would be great to have a place lined up on arrival. But should we look for more options? What would you recommend?

Thanks, Daniel

still plenty of time until June to look around for other stuff I reckon. Depends on your budget though really. €500 for a flat that can fit in 4 beautiful guys is a good deal.

Not really, S-bahn every 20 minutes. DB trains at least 2 an hour, I think?


Yes, or at least I think so. Has a great market in the town centre on Saturdays. Some really nice resteraunts too.


Thats entirely up to yourself. But I personally would look at something in the centre. As people have said, getting home at weekends/weeknights from the centre is a pain, especially if you like to stay out.

If of course you and your mates dont drink or go out, then Freising is perfect.

got their own hofbräuhaus apparantly,

according to the truck always parked outside my shoebox flat

taxi to freising after a friday night out in town will cost you about 60€ it is 40 minutes or so from the HBf on the S-Bahn. Very nice little town, but too far out if you do not have a car

I actually live in Erding which is near Freising. Erding is actually not a bad place to live. It's a little cheaper than Munich but it is really far out. Like Freising, it takes app. 45 minutes to get to and from Munich by S bahn. I work shift and most of my off days are during the week as opposed to the weekend. It can really be a drag when you're drinking your beer with one eye on your watch to make sure you don't miss the last S-bahn (12:37 from marienplatz). Depending on how much longer I am here I may move to Munich.

And if we were to get at taxi from munich city centre to fresing it would cost in the region of €60?

In Dublin we have buses at the weekend at night which are a little more expensive than normal but are much cheaper than a taxi. Are there any night buses like this to freising?

I live as far/further out than that...and have no problem commuting...I know people who live IN munich and have a worse commute.

I live in Seefeld, work right downtown.

doesn't look like it. There are night buses but they don't get as far as Freising

how can you live in Munich and have a worse commute into Munich than someone who lives outside Munich...?

No night bus service to Freising..

I used to catch the night bus out to Blackrock when I lived in Dublin

could also take the S8 to the Airport, and a taxi from there.

If you want to have a social life as well as working in Munich, I'd recommend as small a commute as possible. I'm commuting from Ingolstadt to Munich and don't like it much. The journey itself is ok (I live close to the station in Ingolstadt, and only have to do 2 S-bahn stops once in Munich), but it just makes really long days so it's hard to squeeze anything else (such as a social life) in.

Carm now you're talking, is that doable? what time is last s-bahn to airport?

p.s. nice one wee mun

You can go out in Freising, too. Of course you won't have too many options.

Freising is still not all that close to the airport. The S1 Splits at Neufahrn and half goes to airport and half to Freising, but the next few stops are long n's

I would try and find something nearer if I were you.

Let me add to my earlier comment -

You can of course go out in Freising, as I said, some great resteraunts. The University there has their own brew and I believe a free beer fest every year.

Getting home in Freising if you live there is a piece of cake.

Topsy: easy, the one friend I'm thinking of: she lives on the north side, works on the south side (all within city limits) ...takes her over an hour to get to work, by U-bahn + bus. I'm right on the S and get downtown in 45min.

My recommendation would be for you to live in Munich proper. Primarily for the sense of belonging i.e. Living in Freising, I don´t really feel a connection to Munich. But that´s me. Having said that, 500€ for the lot of you sounds pretty good and I don´t know if you can find a similar deal in Munich...comes down to economics I guess.

If in Freising, most people use the bus to get to the airport. It leaves every 20 minutes from the Bahnhof and goes to Terminal 1 and 2 in about 15 minutes...This is what most people traveling to the airport from Niederbayern (e.g. Regensburg, Passau, Nürnberg, etc.) do. That is, if they are in the know. Otherwise they end up going all the way into Munich, only to have to turn around and take the S1 or S8 back to the airport.

BTW there is a Hofbrauhaus Freising, however, they don´t have a locale comparable with the HB Munich beer hall. The HB Freising brewery does have a nice beer garden, and their restaurant is a great place to hold group dinners etc. Highly recommend it to you peeps wanting an alternative place for a meet-up.

The 2 sbahns to the airport (s1 and s8) stop running around 1 oclock or so and start up again at 3. Living in Erding, I have done this a few times. A taxi from the airport to Erding will set you back about 30 euros as opposed to the 60 you would pay coming all the way from Munich. Still not cheap but cheaper than taking a taxi all the way from Munich. I imagine it would be comparable to Freising.

You seem to want to live in Freising for some reason, but just make sure you calculate in the price of travel (not just taxis, but travelcards etc).
I personally wouldn't live there if you paid me (even though it would be a lot closer for me to get to work). But if you're not keen on going out that much, then it's possibly not a bad place.

i actually know someone who works near freising and used to live there, but does all her social stuff in munich and she is moving to munich so she doesn't have to bother about getting that last s-bahn.

i did an internship in kranzberg and stayed a the TU dorms (giggenhausstr.) . for me it was a 15 min. bike ride to the train station and good 30 min. commute to downtown munich.

as far as taxis goes. you won't wanna be doing that all to often. (1) it adds up and (2) taxis only take a max of 4 people in them. if you're 4, then okay you might be willing to split the costs, but i know i took a taxi home once to freimann and paid EUR 25. i did that once!

I live in Freising so I'll add my thoughts to the debate.

Freising's a nice town and it has several decent pubs and plenty of average ones, 2 big Volksfests each year, 3 breweries and a vaguely acceptable nightlife. It has a "thriving international community" including half-a-dozen Toytowners. Six thousand students study here, so it's not dead, although many don't actually live here. But it's only a town (population 45,000), so if you're a crazy party animal, it's going to cramp your style somewhat. Travelling back at night can be a problem, there's a big gap between the last train at 0045 and the first S8 to the airport, at 0302, and 635 bus from there. But if you're working during the week then you probably wouldn't want to stay out all night, and at weekends there's an extra S-Bahn at 0230, so the longest gap is only a little over 90 minutes.

Some of my housemates have commuted into Munich each day, the train journey to the Hauptbahnhof is only 25 minutes, but it obviously depends where in Munich you work. When I do commute, the journey takes no longer than what I put up with in London. Make absolutely sure that this apartment is in Freising itself, if it's in any of the outlying villages, then absolutely forget about it. That really would be in the sticks. Within Freising, nowhere is further than a 10-15 minute bike ride away.

Personally, I base my life in Freising and only go to Munich occasionally. If you want to both work and party in Munich, then I'd reluctantly suggest that you find somewhere in Munich. I love living in Freising, but I don't think it makes sense to move here if you're going to spend all of your time in Munich. If, however, you want a traditional market town, to meet people you know on the street, and have quick and easy access to swimming lakes, forests and country beer gardens, then it's certainly worth considering.

Freising website
Freising's party website

I can echo that sentiment. Living in Erding I can definitely relate. Erding, like Freising is a nice place to live if you're married with kids and/or don't like to go out much but being a single person who likes going out. it can cramp your style a bit.

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I can echo that sentiment. Living in Erding I can definitely relate. Erding, like Freising is a nice place to live if you're married with kids...

Where have you stashed the wife and kids then SmallTownBoy???

Well, just because this thread already is about Freising. Who knows about cheap student accommodation in Freising? A one-room place around 250 euros. With basic facilities, and specially clean. It doesn't have to be a big place, maybe about 12 square metres. If it's close to TU it's even better. Please some pointers??

Thanks a lot!!!

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