Munich to Venice - Train or Plane??
 

We will be going to Venice from Munich. There is a 6 hour train ride that leave at 11:30 a.m. Would it be more scenic to take the train or not worth the time?

While the flight itself is a short one, once you factor in all of the extra time that flying entails (getting there 2 hrs. beforehand, time to and from the airport, etc.) it is not that big of a time savings vs. rail. The train trip through the alps is very scenic.

That having been said, I would take the night train instead. It leaves Venice around 11:30 PM and arrives in Munich 6:30 AM the next day. This gives you another day to enjoy in either Venice or Munich. Given the choice, I'd rather trade a day on the train (scenic though it may be) for an extra day on the ground seeing the sights.

On the Hope Bonnhof Scale of Scenic Trains (1 not to 10 super!) this route clocks in at 7)

I'd take the train - although I have not done this route, trains seem to be a lot more convinient and comfortable than planes, and since you wouldn't really save time by flying, I'd go with the train.

The 11:30 departure may very well be the better one since others(earlier and later) require a change in Verona.

There are some videos on youtube about taking night trains.

Travmimi may have a point about night trains. Consider taking a night train, book a sleeper car and save the cost of a hotel room and a day of traveling.

I believe the video on youtube is called - italian train torture. It's good to see before you book.

Hi 2happyhills
I am going to chime in against the crowd here. While generally I would prefer train travel to air travel, on our upcoming trip to Italy and Germany in May/June I booked a hlx.com flight from VCE to MUC. I know it's the opposite direction, but the point is this - The train would have been about 100E per person ( I have three travelers) and the flights rang up at 100E - TOTAL - for all three travelers. Besides that, we will leave Venice early and be in Munich by 10AM. That feat is not possible with the train unless you take a night train.

For the record, we did not consider a night train as I have trouble sleeping in beds - a train would simply be an all night oddessey for me!
H