Traffic in Munich, Germany

In this city, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 544.94kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 25.03 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home 3.57%
Walking 13.10%
Car 23.81%
Bicycle 26.19%
Motorcycle 1.19%
Bus/Trolleybus 2.38%
Tram/Streetcar 4.76%
Train/Metro 25.00%

Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School

Average Distance 12.65 km
Average Travel Time 28.37 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 5.58 km
Walking 13.23 min
Waiting 3.55 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.86 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 1.05 min
Train/Metro Ride 4.32 min
Overall 24.00 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 22.44 km
Walking 1.50 min
Driving Car 31.10 min
Overall 32.60 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 4.78 km
Walking 0.32 min
Bicycle 14.95 min
Overall 15.27 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 19.00 km
Walking 0.50 min
Motorcycle 22.50 min
Overall 23.00 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 12.00 km
Walking 4.50 min
Waiting 4.50 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 13.00 min
Train/Metro Ride 6.50 min
Overall 28.50 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 7.14 km
Walking 5.25 min
Waiting 4.88 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.62 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 16.12 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.50 min
Overall 29.38 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 16.29 km
Walking 8.88 min
Waiting 6.74 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.07 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.60 min
Train/Metro Ride 23.17 min
Overall 40.69 min

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Last update: 9 June 2026

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2 Comments so far
Alan on Oct 26, 2025:
Great city for walking, pedestrians always have right of way here.

The forests and parks are very nice too, very clean and police around to keep sketchy folks out.
kurt on Feb 19, 2023:
Traffic in Munich, Germany
Average when primary using Walking
Distance 6.48 km
Walking 15.40 min
I cannot believe, that people are able to walk 6.48 km in 15.40 Minutes!
The basic date should be very wrong.