Travelling to Cesky Krumlov from Munich

Just wondering if anybody knows the best/cheapest/easiest way to get from Munich to Cesky Krumlov by public transport.

I thought it would be a good long weekend destination from Munich as its not that far away, but unfortunately the transport connections seem to make it difficult to get to.

Train options seem to either go via Furth im Wald & Plzen or via Salzburg & Linz, neither of which is a very direct route.
I'm guessing that the Salzburg & Linz route would also be more expensive as the Bayern ticket can't be used beyond Salzburg.
Thought there might also be a bus option from Passau, but haven't been able to find anything.

Anybody know of a good way (besides hiring a car)?

Thanks.

I'm not sure that there is a really great way to get there with public transportation. I took a train from Prague to Cesky Krumlov once and it was a nightmare. Very, very slow train- extremely overcrowded and it was boiling hot that day. Good luck! It looks like it most of the trains or buses come from České Budějovice - so if you can get there with a better train connection, then it's easy to get to Cesky Krumlov.

By public transport direct is difficult.
The cheapest and most geographically direct route:

Train Munich - Passau
Bus Passau - Haidmühle

Walk the 1,5 kilometres to the border. Immediately after the border is the railway "station" Nove Udoli from where you can get the train to Cesky Krumlov, possibly with a change at Cerny Kriz.

You need to plan the trip CAREFULLY as the Czech trains runs only something like 8 times a day and on Sundays the bus only runs twice a day.

Use www.bahn.de , the bus stop in Haidmühle is called Mammdorfer or similar, its closest to the border.

If it's any consolation, the drive there is bloody slow as well, and you'll still have to take the train back because the car will get nicked. And although slow, the trains are laughably cheap.

It's worth the effort though, it's a beautiful town.