Zugspitze

Top of Germany, Zugspitze is a majestic mountain in the Bavarian Alps. On a clear blue day, snow capped mountains in Austria, Switzerland and Italy are visibly from the viewing platform. There is a beautiful restaurant on top of the mountain, offering panoramic view of the surrondings.

Wow! Amazing views here. We took the cable car up, and were at the base waiting to go up at 8am. It gets really busy. Glad we got there early. It is really amazing journey up, so make sure you get a window view. Car was full of people with ski gear (December 30th 2025). At the top you then take another cable car down to the ski slopes. Skiing here is NOT for beginners. Both my girls are beginners and found the blue runs a challenge. There is no easy ski slopes at all. My girls enjoyed it all the same. All in all it was great here, up above the clouds! Restaurants are good, there is ski hire that we used to and also sledges can be hired, but that looked like hard work as there is no drag lift or anything else for the people sledging. So they were all walking up, which didnt look like fun to me!

Beautiful view, great experience as tourists. there is another cable that takes you to the skiing part it is on the other side of the mountain. car park just outside the cable station. restaurants and shop accessible restrooms very clean. there are 2 options to get up/down to Zugspitze, cable or train. it is 75€ 2 ways on the cable I felt terrible pressure going down so mabe it is better to take the train down.

I read some complaints about expensive parking. Well, Ry...r (one low-cost airline) will take you a couple thousand kilometers for less € than the cable car. It could be discussed if the parking lot were empty, but it wasn't. So, cheap talk. Since you've already arrived, just go ahead and climb! And put on a helmet, so your head doesn't explode from the views which are Mind-blowing! Very cool and impressive! By the way, at 8:20 the parking lot was empty, really, as was the cable car, with 10 people inside, you could almost dance. But by 10:00, it was packed like fish in a tin. !!There's no duty-free at the border at the top! Bring your own!!

Visited in the autumn season — no snow, but the view was absolutely stunning! 🍁 The surrounding mountains and lakes looked breathtaking in golden shades. The cable car ride was smooth and offered amazing panoramic views. Even without snow, Zugspitze felt peaceful and majestic.

Great place to visit if you want to experience high altitudes without actual climbing. Fast transfer by the cablecar, or more slow ascent by cogwheel train. The building at the summit has multiple floors and observation desks, you can cross to the Austrian side. There are restaurants on both sides. You can also take another cable car to the other side and play in the snow, even in August. Breathtaking views. Go early in the day to beat the clouds. There is also a small church. The bravest ones can climb the actual summit with the cross. Plan to spend at least a couple of hours and bring a sweater. Even in August.

We did a day trip from Munich to the Zugspitze and it was definitely worth it for the views and experience. The train from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen is scenic and takes about 1½–2 hours, which sets the tone for a nice alpine day. From Garmisch, you transfer to the mountain transport (Zugspitzbahn cogwheel train and/or cable cars) to reach the summit area — the journey up is memorable with alpine landscapes and snowy peaks.

You can take the train to the mountain, from there you can take a cable car to the top. This was one of the greatest experiences we had it was so much fun going to the top. When you reach the top there’s snow everywhere and free sleds you can take and have some fun like you were a child. It’s really beautiful and worth every cent. There’s a restaurant on the top where you can enjoy a beer the good was also great