Munich or St. Anton?
178 km apart, in Germany and Austria. Each is scored month by month on the same ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. This is where they part, and when.
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich | 4° 9d | 7° 8d | 11° 9d | 15° 8d | 18° 12d | 24° 10d | 24° 10d | 25° 10d | 20° 10d | 15° 8d | 8° 9d | 5° 11d |
| St. Anton | 2° 12d | 5° 10d | 6° 12d | 9° 11d | 13° 17d | 19° 16d | 20° 19d | 21° 17d | 17° 13d | 13° 11d | 7° 11d | 4° 14d |
| Pick | St. Anton | St. Anton | St. Anton | St. Anton | Munich | Munich | Munich | Munich | St. Anton | Munich | St. Anton | St. Anton |
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high and its rainy days ("11d": days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them). The pick goes to the better verdict; with the same verdict, to the higher score, unless the two are within a whisker of each other, when it is either. A month both would avoid is neither. A dot marks a busy month.
Before you go
- Cost of living — Munich: moderate, about 80% of the United States; St. Anton: moderate, about 82% of the United States.
- Currency — Munich: Q4916; St. Anton: Q4916.
- Plugs — Munich: type C and F, 230 V; St. Anton: type C and F, 230 V.
- Driving — Munich: on the right; St. Anton: on the right.
- Travel advice — Munich: no advice against travelExercise a high degree of caution (Global Affairs Canada)Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (US State Department); St. Anton: no advice against travelExercise normal security precautions (Global Affairs Canada)Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (US State Department).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank. Travel advice for American readers is the US State Department's (public domain), and for Canadian readers Global Affairs Canada's (Open Government Licence - Canada), each in its own words and written for its own citizens; entry rules depend on your passport.
On arrival in Munich
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
- Paying — Cash is still common: small cafés, independent shops and market stalls may not take cards, and foreign credit cards are less widely accepted. Supermarkets and chains take cards, often contactless.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Getting around Munich — Buy a ticket in the MVGO app or from MVG machines at U-Bahn stations and on trams and buses; on a bus or tram, buy or validate it as soon as you board, or risk a €60 fine.
- Tipping — Round up or add up to 10% in restaurants by telling the server the total as you pay. Give taxi drivers 5 to 10%.
- Emergency — police 110 · ambulance and fire 112.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (16)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/germany/getting-help
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Germany
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Frankfurt
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Munich
- rmv.de/c/en/homepage
- rmv.de/c/en/tickets/information-fare-regulations/important-ticket-price-information/travelling-without-a-ticket-or-with-an-invalid-ticket
- mvg.de
- mvg.de/services/hilfe-ebe/ticket-nachreichen.html
- uber.com/global/en/cities/munich
- free-now.com/cities
- bolt.eu/en/cities
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- nipl.com/uploads/Towards_Greater_Digital_Public_Good_NPCI_International_Q3_Newsletter_2025_7304ea22c0.pdf
On arrival in St. Anton
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
- Paying — Debit and credit cards work in most shops in Vienna, even for small sums, but Austria is cash-minded and some shops and cafés still take cash only.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — About 5 to 10% in restaurants and cafés, added as you pay, in cash or on the card; check the bill first. Taxi drivers are usually tipped too, though it is not required.
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency) · police 133 · ambulance 144 · fire 122.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (16)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/austria/getting-help
- wien.info/en/travel-info/tourist-info/money-needs-352200
- wien.info/en/travel-info/arrival-departure/airport-to-center/taxi-360908
- wienerlinien.at/tickets
- wienerlinien.at/tapandride
- presse.wien.gv.at/presse/2026/05/25/ein-tap-und-los-wiener-linien-starten-mit-tap-ride-neue-besonders-einfache-ticketloesung
- uber.com/global/en/cities/vienna
- bolt.eu/en/cities/vienna
- free-now.com/at-en/ride
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Austria
- sinch.com/blog/most-popular-messaging-apps-by-country
- linkmobility.com/blog/the-most-popular-messaging-apps-across-the-globe
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Between them
178 km as the crow flies, about 1h 08m in the air.
The flight time is estimated from the distance. A nonstop or a road is named only where a record has it — nonstop routes from Wikipedia's airport articles (CC BY-SA 4.0), roads from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT — and none of it is a fare; the searches on each destination's page are where prices live.
Also compared
- Munich or Amsterdam
- Munich or Athens
- Munich or Barcelona
- Munich or Brussels
- Munich or Budapest
- Munich or Chamonix
- Munich or Copenhagen
- Munich or Dublin
- Munich or Frankfurt
- Munich or Lisbon
- Munich or London
- Munich or Madrid
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. The comparison is the difference between two pages, not a third opinion.

