Ski resorts near Munich Airport
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Ski resorts near Munich Airport

Flying into Munich Airport? These are the 12 closest ski resorts, ranked by straight-line distance from the terminal. Mountain roads wind, so allow more time by car, but the order still tells you where the snow starts soonest. Each resort has ski-in/ski-out hotels you can compare in one click.

The closest ski resort to the airport is Hochries-Samerberg, about 75 km away in Bavarian Alps.

Closest resorts, nearest first

Hochries-Samerberg
1
75 km from Munich

Hochries-Samerberg

700 - 1569 m13 km40% easy pistes

Hochries-Samerberg is the quiet Chiemgau hill above the Samerberg plateau, 13 km of family piste between 700 m and the 1,569 m Hochries summit. The Chiemsee opens to the north for one of the prettiest sunset views in the Bavarian Alps. Half an hour from Rosenheim, an easy world away from the Sudelfeld and Spitzingsee crowds.

Duftbräu
4.6860 reviews
135

Duftbräu

Excellent · 860 reviews

Why we like it

Strong value for Hochries-Samerberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.

≈ 3.7 km to the slopesMid-range
From
135/ night
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Spitzingsee
2
76 km from Munich

Spitzingsee

1085 - 1581 m20 km40% easy pistes

A high lake at 1,085 m, the Stümpfling-Roßkopf ridge looking south over the water, and the BOB train running up from Munich for a long weekend. Spitzingsee is Bavaria's highest year-round village and Munich's weekend mountain, with the Tegernsee just one valley over.

Obere Firstalm
4.72.1k reviews
145

Obere Firstalm

Excellent · 2.1k reviews

Why we like it

One of the highest-rated places to stay in Spitzingsee, with guests singling out the service and comfort.

≈ 2.3 km to the slopesMid-range
From
145/ night
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Brauneck-Lenggries
3
78 km from Munich

Brauneck-Lenggries

700 - 1556 m32 km44% easy pistes

Lenggries village at 700 m, the Brauneck rising directly behind, and a train from Munich that pulls in metres from the cable car. This is Munich's home mountain, where many German Olympians cut their first turns, and one of the easiest train-accessed ski mountains in the Alps.

Brauneck-Gipfelhaus
4.5433 reviews
140

Brauneck-Gipfelhaus

Very good · 433 reviews

Why we like it

Strong value for Brauneck-Lenggries, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.

≈ 4.9 km to the slopesMid-range
From
140/ night
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Wallberg-Tegernsee
4
78 km from Munich

Wallberg-Tegernsee

740 - 1722 m8 km25% easy pistes

Wallberg is one of southern Bavaria's most photogenic mountains, rising to 1,722 m straight out of the Tegernsee, with the cable car leaving from Rottach-Egern on the lakeshore. The piste map is tiny (about 8 km on three lifts), but the cult freeride descent and the lake-view panorama keep it firmly on Munich's weekend list.

Althoff Seehotel Überfahrt
4.72.0k reviews
130

Althoff Seehotel Überfahrt

Excellent · 2.0k reviews

Why we like it

One of the highest-rated places to stay in Wallberg-Tegernsee, with guests singling out the service and comfort.

≈ 5.0 km to the slopesMid-range
From
130/ night
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Sudelfeld
5
79 km from Munich

Sudelfeld

800 - 1563 m31 km38% easy pistes

An hour from Munich, on the Bayrischzell-Sudelfeld pass, with mellow north-facing pistes and the kind of family-and-locals atmosphere Bavarian skiers grew up on. Sudelfeld is the closest serious ski area to Munich, and it keeps the formula intentionally simple.

Speck Alm Familie Ettenhuber
4.51.6k reviews
125

Speck Alm Familie Ettenhuber

Very good · 1.6k reviews

Why we like it

Strong value for Sudelfeld, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.

≈ 2.4 km to the slopesMid-range
From
125/ night
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Reit im Winkl
6
91 km from Munich

Reit im Winkl

700 - 1820 m42 km37% easy pistes

Reit im Winkl sits at 700 m in a Bavarian snow-trap microclimate, with 42 km of piste linked across the Austrian border to Steinplatte-Winklmoosalm and a cross-country tradition shaped by Olympic champion Markus Wasmeier.

Wohlfühlresort Peternhof
4.71.3k reviews
125

Wohlfühlresort Peternhof

Excellent · 1.3k reviews

Why we like it

One of the highest-rated places to stay in Reit im Winkl, with guests singling out the service and comfort.

≈ 1.9 km to the slopesMid-range
From
125/ night
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Achenkirch
7
92 km from Munich

Achenkirch

930 - 1800 m50 km43% easy pistes

Achenkirch sits at 930 m at the northern end of the Achensee, Tirol's largest lake, with the Karwendel ridge rising straight out of the water. Three lift-linked sectors (Christlum, Maurach, Pertisau) give around 50 km of mostly blue and red piste, and the village leans hard into spa-and-ski.

Posthotel Achenkirch
4.81.1k reviews
160

Posthotel Achenkirch

Excellent · 1.1k reviews

Why we like it

One of the highest-rated places to stay in Achenkirch, with guests singling out the service and comfort.

≈ 400 m to the slopesMid-range
From
160/ night
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Inzell
8
97 km from Munich

Inzell

690 - 1670 m15 km40% easy pistes

Inzell sits at 690 m in the Chiemgau, tucked under the Chiemgauer Alpen, a quiet old farming village with a modest 15 km piste system on the Kessel-Bergstadl sector. The town is far better known for speedskating: the Max Aicher Arena hosts the Speedskating World Cup and produced a long line of German Olympians. For winter visitors, though, the bigger draw is the cross-country network shared with Reit im Winkl, 60 km of immaculately tracked loipe.

Aktivhotel & Gasthof Schmelz
4.7692 reviews
120

Aktivhotel & Gasthof Schmelz

Excellent · 692 reviews

Why we like it

One of the highest-rated places to stay in Inzell, with guests singling out the service and comfort.

≈ 2.1 km to the slopesMid-range
From
120/ night
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Söll
9
100 km from Munich

Söll

700 - 1829 m284 km41% easy pistes

A friendly Tyrolean village and a gateway to the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, one of Austria's largest linked areas at 284 km. Gentle slopes, lively après and great value.

Der Postwirt
4.7830 reviews
160

Der Postwirt

Excellent · 830 reviews

Why we like it

One of the highest-rated places to stay in Söll, with guests singling out the service and comfort.

≈ 1.6 km to the slopesMid-range
From
160/ night
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Oberammergau
10
100 km from Munich

Oberammergau

837 - 1342 m9 km44% easy pistes

Oberammergau sits at 837 m in the Ammergau Alps, the Passion Play village of painted Lüftlmalerei facades, with the small Kolbensattel ski area above town and the Laber summit reserved for ski-touring.

Aktiv Hotel Böld
4.4659 reviews
105

Aktiv Hotel Böld

Very good · 659 reviews

Why we like it

Strong value for Oberammergau, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.

≈ 500 m to the slopesBudget-friendly
From
105/ night
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Pertisau
11
101 km from Munich

Pertisau

950 - 1800 m24 km48% easy pistes

Pertisau sits postcard-quiet on the western shore of the Achensee, the Karwendel cable car climbing from 950 m to 1,800 m for 24 km of family-paced piste under a limestone wall.

aja Achensee
4.52.1k reviews
120

aja Achensee

Very good · 2.1k reviews

Why we like it

Strong value for Pertisau, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.

≈ 1.3 km to the slopesMid-range
From
120/ night
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Ellmau
12
101 km from Munich

Ellmau

820 - 1957 m284 km44% easy pistes

Ellmau sits at 820 m at the foot of the Wilder Kaiser, the family heart of the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, Austria's largest interconnected ski area at 284 km of pistes and 90 lifts. The Hartkaiser cable car lifts you straight from the village onto the linked plateau, with the famous Stanglwirt hotel and a postcard onion-domed church anchoring the centre.

Tirol Lodge
4.31.2k reviews
105

Tirol Lodge

Very good · 1.2k reviews

Why we like it

A long-standing favourite in Ellmau, trusted by thousands of guests before you.

≈ 850 m to the slopesBudget-friendly
From
105/ night
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Hotels around Hochries-Samerberg

Getting there

Which ski resort is closest to Munich Airport?+

Hochries-Samerberg, in Bavarian Alps, is the nearest at about 75 km in a straight line. By mountain road it is longer, but nothing else is closer.

How are these distances measured?+

As the crow flies, from the airport coordinates to each resort. It is a fair way to rank what is nearest, but real driving distance is longer on winding Alpine roads, so treat it as an order of proximity, not a transfer time.

Ski resorts near an airport