Life in Neufahrn and Eching

[britMUC 4]

I used to live in Eching and can say it's pretty quiet there. it's a small, friendly little place, there's not a lot going on, but it is great in summer if you like the outdoors ... there is a large park at Echinger See, there are also a few other lakes nearby, forest etc. it's a bit bleak there in winter, but there's always Michels cocktail bar :-)

[kitkat64 461]

I live in Unterschleissheim and drive into the city (well, to the north side, BMW) every day. It's 20 minutes during rush hour. The important thing is BIS. I have other friends who have their kids at BIS and they are constantly out there (in Haimhausen) doing school stuff so that needs to be a consideration. Plus you are on the S1 line (as mentioned) and just a quick change to the Ubahn at Feldmoching. And there are several lakes in the area. Unterschleissheim has a few big international compaies (Microsoft, EADS) so it is also international - still small but not filled with small town Germans.

 

I like it a lot.

[clanshankly 1]

Hello all

 

I am moving to Munich in August with my family. I have three kids, 11, 9 and 7 who will be going to the BIS, and a husband who works at BMW. We are interested in living in living near the BIS so not too much driving, but I want to live somewhere with a bit of a social life, restaurants, a sports centre, and also good access to the city centre.

 

This particular thread has been very informative, but it is a year old now. Have things changed? Where would current Toytowners recommend?

 

I look forward to hearing from you. And if any of you want to come round for a coffee in August - wherever we are - you will be very welcome!

 

Jacqui

[Pleb 45]

I live in Neufahrn at present and we are looking to move in closer to the city...

 

Neufahrn has very little in the way of social nightlife... There is the mexican coctail bar, A couple of nice italian restaurants, one nice indian restaurant (but nothing to write home about)...

 

The have just built a cinema on the outskirts of Neufahrn.

 

There is a sports club and swimming hall with sauna etc...

 

It has 1 very nice little bakery and 1 very good butcher and both are permanently busy, especially saturday mornings.

 

The S1 line has the advantage that the airport route (it separates at Neufahrn - 1 goes to Freising, the other to the Airport) runs from the city outwards relatively regularly until about 12:45am and then runs every 1-1.5 hours until about 6am where it resumes the regularity of the normal schedule... other s-bahn lines from my understanding do not run much after midnight at all. For details check MVV Muenchen (Public Transport Network).

 

The place is definitely a bit drab for us...

[lordnovi 0]

Hi!,

 

I lived in Eching for almost 3 years and really enjoyed it. I have two children and was working at BIS, which is a lovely school.

It took me 10 minutes to get to work and I only once had a problem after a big snowfall. I've even biked from Eching to Haimhausen.

I prefer Eching to Neufahrn as it has the wonderful lake that is connected to the open space which includes a huge adventure playground and a Biergarten.

I spent many happy days with my kids there. The other mothers in Eching are really down to earth and friendly.

Day to day shopping is pretty good. The industrial center is really handy. There is Ikea, a huge Obi, furniture shops and outlet stores.

 

Unterschliessheim is also good. There is a great lake there too, a swimming pool and nice playgrounds. The "city center" is not pretty, but is very practical.

The children's doctor there is wonderful and speaks great English.

 

BIS people that live in Neufahrn say that the drive is a little too long, especially in the winter.

 

If you were to choose Eching, look for a place that is on the "lake side" as in the "Poets Corner" (streets names after famous poets e.g. Goethe etc.)

the noise from the autobahn can be irritating.

 

If you would like any more information about Eching and our experiences as a family there. Please pm me.

 

Lordnovi

[deblogozzo 0]

I realize I'm a little late in this discussion but I had to add my opinion. I have lived in Neufahrn now for about nine months and I love it. It definitely doesn't have a lot of character and beautiful buildings like Freising but it is a really nice town, definitely not a dump. There are a lot of locals here as well as tons of expats. I find it very comforting to go out and run into people I know (neighbors, friends, families from school - BIS, etc) and with whom I can speak English. There is a nice little lake with a bier garten and small play area for the kids. Just about 1 km away is another lake that is even nicer. There's an indoor pool, a sports hall, and a skate ramp, among other things. There are some very nice markets, DM, an italian shop, a cheese shop, etc. There are also some very nice restaurants. The mexican restaurant has been the best out of many we have had in Munich. They actually don't put carrots and green beans in their food, the Greek restaurant is really good, a couple of very good Italian restaurants(our favorite is Atna), and I've heard the Indian restaurant is one of the best also in Munich (I personally don't like Indian food so I can't say one way or the other). Neufahrn is 15 minutes from BIS, 35 minute train ride to the Marienplatz, two stops to Freising by S1 and two stops to the airport by S1. You can also ride your bike to the Isar and have a wonderful picnic lunch. There are several excellent doctors in Neufahrn and many of them speak really good english. Neufahrn is small enough that you can ride your bike anywhere but has all the conveniences of a larger town. The thing that was important to us moving here away from family and friends, was the "sense of community", not the "appearance of the buildings". We definitely have no complaints about our choice. I hope people will look a little deeper into Neufahrn. It must be doing something right or there wouldn't be so many expats living here and so many new homes being built.

[Dbargna 0]

has anyone from the original thread moved to Neufahrn? we are looking at a place their, as we want to be between BIS and Garching. Any recommended areas?

[Bl8_Runner 0]

This is somehow depending on your expectations.

You need to think about first, whether you'll need public transportation.

You can check out the Munich network for Metro(U-Bahn) and S-Bahn here:

 

http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/home/mvv_network/index.html

 

Also you need to consider the position of the Airport.

Check google for that.

Stay away from East and West of the airport (direction of landing strip), as this will bring aircroft noise.

 

South area of the airport is okay.

Hallbergmoos, altough quite close, is not too bad. I have asked many people who live there, they all told me that they don't hear that much.

Neufahrn is right in the approach path.

 

I live in Moosinning, in the South of the airport, and we see/hear very seldom an aircraft.

But here you will need a car, as there is no public transport available, and not so many possibilities to meet others.

 

Have you got children?

 

Best regards

Jens

[Dbargna 0]

Hi Jens

sorry for the delay in the reply! we found a place in Mintraching which we hope will suit our needs!

[Bl8_Runner 0]

Hi Dbargna,

 

did you settle in okay?

Let me know if I can be of help.

 

BR

Jens

[MikeMelga 7,345]

My son is moving from BIS City Campus to BIS Haimhausen next year.
We´re thinking if we should move from Munich to a town closer.
We´ve been looking around, but I would appreciate a few tips.
Here is a list of towns we´ve considered, and our evaluation.
Bear in mind we are only looking at houses to rent, NOT appartments.

Haimhausen
Pros:
- close to school
Cons:
- no S-Bahn
- too far from city once he´s a teenager
- not so cheap for a town without public transport

Hebertshausen
Pros:
- within 15min from school (public bus)
- S-Bahn line
Cons:
- not much to do there, I guess, not many infrastructures
- probably no BIS community

Dachau, Karlsfed
Pros:
- S-Bahn and good infrastructure
Cons:
- too far by public transport

Unterschleissheim and oberschleissheim
Pros:
- close
- S-Bahn and good infrastructure
Cons:
- unsure if it is a good town or not

Neufahrn bei Freising and Eching
Pros:
- close
- S-Bahn
Cons:
- unsure if it is a good town or not
- concerns about air traffic noise

Garching (our favorite)
Pros:
- close
- U-Bahn
- looks like a nice town
Cons:
- hard to find houses to rent

Any tips?

[yesterday 2,039]

Maybe try LOHOF, nice place with an S-bahn

I was looking at a house there 15 years ago, I now wish I had bought it

[MikeMelga 7,345]

Any tips for Hebertshausen?

In the meantime I abandoned the idea of Neufahrn, I don't like the vibe, despite the low prices.

[fraufruit 42,670]

I know you don't like Haimhausen but, years ago when my son went to BIS, he took the train to Lohof and then the bus to school from Schwabing. That is how all the older kids came to town outside of school time.

Back then, there were many BIS families living in Haimhausen as well as in Pfaffenhofen. Good support system. I can't say what it's like now.

I am curious to know why you are changing campuses, though, if you care to share. We would have loved for my son to have the campus in Munich back then.

[kiplette 8,802]

The city campus is only a primary school so presumably MM's kid is moving up to secondary.

[fraufruit 42,670]

Right you are. I forgot about that. Thanks!

[MikeMelga 7,345]

Yes, City campus is only up to 5th grade. TBH, the Haimhausen campus has much better facilities.

I'm still considering Haimhausen, just thinking Hebertshausen is better located, and just 13min by public bus to the school.
Dachau has a lot more infrastructure, but it starts to become a bit too far.

Garching is still my favourite location, but it's hard to find a house.