European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gettin around in Munich Public transit makes it easy Story and photos by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau i Ding around on Munich s Public. Transportation system to an be overwhelming to a , Hul once you  l i Lillet experience it s easy. Public transportation is perfect t Lor those visiting the onto Herfel. If you iry to drive Viiu la find traffic  incl it tunes confusing. 1n parking will lit limited Espee  near tin lest grounds. I Urlie More. German and . Military police watch for oktoberfest i Lebrantz who gel behind the wheel of ,1 a at the night s end. You need t drive Ciff to be in hot water if you gel behind the wheel and you re intoxicated the Law says that you be shown intent to drive and you ran he charged. S let the City do your driving fur you. The mass transit system is convenient to most places . Serve members stay and to hotels on the Economy. 0 in ise slaying Al an armed forces recreation Center hotel in Southern Germany can Calt h twice daily shuttle buses to the Oklob Erfe St Mitnic h is proud of its mass  system which was Modem de initially for the 1 " 72 olympics. It has a reputation of he ing last clean dec of omit Al and integrated. Wlm h Means you ran use one ticket to travel by bus. Tram. U Balm Anil a Bahn. I he u  is the subway whip h runs generally North and South through the City trains of the a Bahn also known As the s hell baby run out to the surrounding Countryside in All directions and Cross Munu h my the East and West these two systems inlersi11 at the c ventral train station i Lautha Nho ithe Mari Enolal and the karlpl.il/, must of the tic Ket system is automated which Means you buy and validate our own in sets. Because there Are a number of options this c an be one emf using aspect of the transit system. I o Pur base lie Kels at the vending Mac limes Al s Kahn and  stops simply press the billion under the Type of ticket you want and insert the Correct number of coins indicated by the machine. One e on Board you validate your own tickets using the mat limes  with a big Letler i. Make sure you do this the Fine is Marks about 520.50 if you re caught without a Good ticket. Various tickets Are available. Hast your Choice on How my h v of plan to travel in the Munich area. I be Day tic Kel called a 1 Ages Karte is Good until 4 . The next morning and will gel you anywhere within the Munich area. It s Good on the subway streetcars or buses. A Basic ticket c oils 15 Marks about $7.70 for adults and 4.50 Marks Aboul s2.10 for c Hildren from 4 in i i years old. I Here s also a special weekend Rale for the Fages Karle. On saturdays. Sundays and Public holidays up to iwo adults and three c Hilten can travel loge Lher on one adult tic Ket. I or 15 Marks. This is the Best buy for weekend visitors. Day lie Kels Are sold at vending Mae Bines Al a Hahn stops tourist offices ill mass transit system sales Points i Iok for an my sign and in Manv hotels. Strip tickets e ome in three Sie s. 1 he Small version the Kleine strife Karle Sells for .50 Marks about $4.hoi Anil has 10 strips. 1 he Large version the Grosse Frei Lenkart has t it strips and Sells for 15 Marks Aboul $770a child s version a Kinder  six strips and Sells for 4.50 Marks Aboul $2.i be e ily is Divi Deil Inlo ones. I or each h one of trawl Wei strips Are Cane eled on an adult s Litkel on a Chilel s in Kel one strip per one up to a maximum of two strips is c am elect. To validate or cancel a strip lick a Foley it Lei the approx rial strip Anel insert it in the machine. Passengers study routes and schedules on an information Board at a a Bahn station. Once a strip ticket invalid steel. It is Good for iwo hours with unlimited transfers. More than one person can Navel on the same ticket if the Correct number of strips Are validated. I Lin Vever All travel during the two hour Peri Oil must in in the same Diree lion. Slip in sets Are sold at All lie Kel vending Mac limes and my sales Points Anel by bus and Tram Drivers. Hie pin e of a single trip lie kit e r in Ellab Rukaite is based on the Distant e travelled. I or example a single trip lie Kel Fin iwo ones would Cost 4.ill Marks Aboul a l. A Short Distant e lie Ket. Or Kur spree be will take you four slops Down the line for 1.10 Marks labour " cents. Single trip lie Kels Are available from All vending Mae Hini Stancl from bus and Tram Drivers. 11 in Many visitors to Munie h. The single trip lit Kel is the most . I or example it you re slaying it the i riling billeting fat Mility a five minute walk to the s  you la have to travel through three ones to net Lei the Oil Oberfest grounds a single trip tic Ket will c nil 7jo Marks Aboul $ 1.70  will gel v of More travel Feir Marks about $4.110but you la have to e am Al six of the 10 strips and won t have enough left to gel Bac k. Deem Lingen where you re slaying in Munith you May have to Transfer from one system to another to gel the the Klobe rfcs grounds. If you re slaying in t ring. For instant e. Take Llie a Inlo Munich Anel gel off Al i Lacker Ruee be. 1 rom there. It s a 10 Lei t min file walk Siuth to the ground. You could also Transfer Al Mari Enolal. Taking the a or a to 11. In Al Elk Eula Anel gelling offal the second Slop. E ailed Goelhi-pl.il/, which is iwo blocks from the Lesl ground on . An alternate route Horn i riling is be Transfer to the u 4 or u-1" Al  to i Aimer i Lal. Gelling Oil Al i Lii ,ii.i\\iese, where the Oil Nicil esl is held. I Bis. Loule however is not ree Emit needed by the Mun ii h i Hounsl Ollie e bet Ause it gels tool crowded flu same sleeps and transfers Enild apply h us re liking the a Hahn from Fasan Garlen near i  Cavern to the onto Heine so. I his ear As in v ears past. Train seme e w ill be expanded Lor Hie t Klober Fesl. U Halm seme e will inn every him to Iii minutes until i ., rather than Al i binomial ill minute intervals. The s-2 will run every to minutes and the so to oiling will run every 40 minutes. Detailed maps and spec Ial Oil Oberfest St la Dules Vav ill he posted Al each Slop. Dein l i intimidated by the complexity of the system. My 14-year-old son on Only his second Day in Germany Learned it his first . He said it was easier to learn than Chicago s system even with the language Barrier. An a Bahn train for Ziesing pulls into a Munich area station september 1989 stripes Magazine