If you like contrasting cycle tours, you will love our cycle tour from Munich to Venice! Marienplatz meets St Mark’s Square in just 9 days. Hearty wheat beer and fine red wine. Snow-covered mountain peaks and green lagoons. And charming Bavarians and passionate Italians. On the way from the Alps to the sea, you cover around 530 kilometres and see unique sights with changes in culinary as well as cultural attractions.
There are great moments between the English Garden in Munich and the world-famous canals of Venice too. For example, the Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, the Three Peaks of the Dolomites or the popular sandy beach on Lake Santa Croce.
Details about cycling holidays in Bavaria, Tyrol and Veneto
‘The journey is the reward’ certainly applies to this cycle tour! You cycle on well-signposted cycle paths from Munich to Bad Tölz through the Zillertal and on the Brenner Pass towards Longarone, Treviso and Venice. For 9 days, you will devote yourself to pure cycling pleasure and ride along the excellent Isar and Inn cycle paths through Bavaria and Tyrol before you switch to former trade routes in South Tyrol.
Highlights of the cycle tour from Munich to Venice at a glance:
From the Alps to the sea: Over 9 days and with each turn of the pedals you watch the landscape change. The cycling holiday begins in mountainous and alpine regions and ends with Mediterranean lagoons on the Adriatic coast.
Mountain panoramas: In Bavaria, Tyrol and South Tyrol you will be accompanied on the daily stages by several impressive mountain panoramas. The Dolomites and especially the three peaks at Cortina d’Ampezzo are real highlights of the whole route.
Three-country cuisine: Pretzels and Obazda in Bavaria, Gröstl in Tyrol, wine in South Tyrol and fresh pasta in Venice. What a great combination!
Transfer via the Brenner Pass: A transfer by bus or train via the Brenner Pass is included to make your arrival easier than riding over the tough mountain passes.
Useful information about the 9-day cycling holiday to Venice
To start your cycling holiday, stroll through the vibrant Bavarian capital of Munich with its beer gardens, the English Garden and the neo-Gothic town hall. In the next stages, you will cover between 30 and 75 kilometres daily to Venice. In Bavaria and the Puster Valley, you should expect several climbs, so good fitness levels are advantageous.
Welcome briefing and bike fitting. The capital city of Bavaria is awaiting you and invites you to visit its many attractions (English Garden, Town Hall, Hofbräuhaus,…)
Cycling along river Isar you leave Munich. On your way you will pass monasteries, authentic Bavarian villages as well as the beautiful area along the river Isar until you reach Bad Tölz, which was renowned for building rafts in former times. Especially the historic centre of the city is worth seeing.
Starting in Bad Tölz along the river Isar again until you reach lake Sylversteinsee. This tour leads you through the national park Karwendel where you cross the Austrian border. You will reach lake Achensee, where you could go on a boat ride.
You cycle on well constructed cycle paths along the River Inn towards Tyrol’s capital, Innsbruck. Stroll through the historical old town, check out the famous Golden Roof or take a trip to the Isel mountain where there is a ski jump or Tyrol Panorama museum about the battles that took place under Andreas Hofer’s supreme command as a freedom fighter. The demanding section of today’s ride from Innsbruck to the Brenner pass, which is the border between Austria and Italy will be done via transfer by train or bus. Nowadays there are only some buildings to remind us about the former border. From Brenner you cycle along the old railway track to get to Sterzing followed by Franzensfeste and then Mühlbach .
From Mühlbach there is a good cycle path running through the Puster valley and past the Mühlbach pass, a former border post. In former times this formed an ancient gateway between the provinces of Rätien and Norikum. You will arrive in Bruneck by cycling along the River Rienz. We recommend a visit to the Folklore Museum in Dietenheim, an open-air museum documenting rural life, culture and customs in South Tyrol, the Messner Mountain Museums at Kronplatz or Bruneck Castle. From Bruneck you cycle along a bike path running along the River Rienz until you get to Niederdorf/Toblach, which is today’s destination.
Today you will cycle along the former Dolomite railway track, which is now a cycle path, through the Höhlenstein valley. It will take you past Lake Toblach and the war cemetery: this is a WW1 memorial of the front which you cross. Shortly after this you will get a fantastic panoramic view of the rock formations of the ‘Drei Zinnen’ mountain peaks before you arrive at Lake Dürren. You now cycle slightly uphill towards the border of the two provinces Bolzano and Belluno. After this, you can free wheel along the former railway downhill.
The valley opens up towards the South and you arrive in Cortina d’Ampezzo, which is a town in the Dolomites and that is located amongst wonderful scenery. You then cycle continuously downhill mostly along the former railway. To your left you get a view of the Sorapis massif and to the right the right formation of the ‘Cinque Torri’ - the five towers. You then continue cycling through the Boite valley to the junction of Pieve/Calazo die Cadore.
You cycle along the newly built cycle path to Longarone. This town was rebuilt in a very short time after being flooded by a tidal wave in 1963 caused by a rockfall at the former Vajont dam. You then continue to today’s destination, Conegliano.
Today you leave the Alps behind you and have a relaxed cycle ride along the flat to Treviso, which is the town of waterways and fashion. On your way you will keep spotting villas designed by the Italian architect Palladio. These are magnificent buildings that he completed here really close to the influential sphere of Venice. Along the home straights of this tour, you head towards the Adriatic Sea.
The River Sile will be your main companion for this last section as the bike path to Venice/Mestre runs alongside it. Venice is of course the final destination of your tour and is a great place to end it with all of its gorgeous buildings.
The tour ends after breakfast. We recommend spending extra days in Venice to explore the famous lagoon city.
Route information
This cycling tour from Munich to Venice is extremely diverse. The demanding parts of it across the Alps (Innsbruck - Brenner) can be shortened by train if desired. The section through the Dolomites from Toblach to Cortina d’Ampezzo is easy to cycle as you cycle along the bike path which follows the former railway. You cycle downhill for the last two days and then along the flat by the sea.
1 Transfer (bus or train) Innsbruck – Brenner incl. bike
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English and Italian)
GPS-data available
Service hotline
Not included
Tourist tax, if applicable, to be paid on site
Arrival information
Train: Munich train station
Airport: Munich. Return from Venice
Car park available at your first hotel with costs, prior reservation through the hotel essential, to be paid at the time. Alternatively P+R next to the hotel
Good train connections from Venice to Munich
Sample hotel list
This is available on request. Please contact us to see the hotel list.