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💡 The Short Version: The Residenz is one €20 ticket with no timed slot for the museum, the Treasury and the Cuvilliés-Theater. The Frauenkirche tower has been shut since 13 August 2026, the Olympic Tower is shut until about October 2027 and the Neue Pinakothek until 2029. The Deutsches Museum costs €16 until 1 November and €18 from 2 November, with half the building closed until about 2028. The state art museums charge €1 on Sundays, and most of them are closed on Mondays. BMW Welt and the NS-Dokumentationszentrum are free. The Allianz Arena tour (€25) and the BMW plant tour (€24, Monday to Friday) need booking. Munich charges no city tax. From the airport, the S-Bahn takes about 45 minutes to Hauptbahnhof (€15.10). Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the city’s own two-hour Old Town walking tourad is from €22 and the Third Reich walking tourad from €29 (GetYourGuide).
What to book before you go
Prices are the adult rate in euros, from the operators. Buy from the operator: searches for the Residenz, Nymphenburg, the Deutsches Museum and Neuschwanstein return sites with the sights’ names in their web addresses that are not the operators.
| Sight | Book how far ahead | Adult price | Book at | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residenz | No entry time; the online ticket skips the cash-desk queue | €20 for museum, Treasury and Cuvilliés-Theater; €15 museum and Treasury; €10 museum | ticketshop-residenz-muenchen.de | The theatre opens Monday to Saturday afternoons only for most of the year. Closed Shrove Tuesday (9 February 2027) |
| Nymphenburg Palace | A timed palace slot; online up to the day before | €16 until 31 March; €20 from 1 April | ticketshop-schloss-nymphenburg.de | The pavilions are closed in winter and the palace shuts at 16:00 |
| Alte Pinakothek | No booking | €9; €1 on Sundays | pinakothek.de | Closed Mondays. Open to 20:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday |
| Deutsches Museum | No booking | €16 to 1 November; €18 from 2 November | deutsches-museum.de | Half the building is closed to about 2028. Closed 1 November |
| BMW Welt and Museum | The museum’s online ticket has an entry time; the plant tour is reserved by form or phone | Welt free; museum €17; plant tour €24 | bmw-welt.com | The plant tour runs Monday to Friday only. The museum is closed Mondays and takes no cash |
| Allianz Arena | Online; on many days nothing is sold on the day | €25 for the tour and the FC Bayern Museum | allianz-arena.com | On match days the museum needs a match ticket as well |
| Neues Rathaus tower | A 20-minute slot for 30 people, booked on munich.travel or at the Tourist Information on Marienplatz | From €7 | munich.travel | No backpacks or large bags, and no lockers |
| Alter Peter tower | No booking | €5 | alterpeter.de | 306 steps. Closed Good Friday and Shrove Tuesday |
| Olympiapark | No booking | The park is free; Skylift €13 | olympiapark.de | The Olympic Tower and the roof climb are shut |
| NS-Dokumentationszentrum | No booking, and no tickets exist | Free | nsdoku.de | Closed Mondays. English tour on Sundays at 13:00 |
| Neuschwanstein | A timed ticket for a named entry time | €21, plus €2.50 online | neuschwanstein.de | Same-day tickets at Hohenschwangau sell out by late morning |
- Marienplatz. The Glockenspiel plays at 11:00 and 12:00, and at 17:00 from March to October. Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel says where to stand.
- Views. Munich’s viewpoints sets out the towers that are open against the two that are not.
- Museums. Best museums in Munich gives the price and closed day of each, and the Pinakotheken, Brandhorst and the other state museums are covered in Alte Pinakothek tickets.
- What costs nothing. Free things to do in Munich lists it with the €1 Sundays, and the English Garden has the Eisbach wave.
Does a pass pay back?
The Munich City Pass is free entry to more than 40 attractions: €39.90 for one day, €55.90 with zone M public transport, and €91.90 for three days with transport. The Munich Card is a discount card, €16.90 for 24 hours with zone M transport. Munich City Pass or Munich Card has the sums.
- The City Pass pays at about three paid sights a day. The Residenz (€20), Nymphenburg (€20 in summer), the Deutsches Museum (€18) and a day ticket (€10.10) cost €68.10 against the €55.90 pass. In winter, with Nymphenburg at €16, the pass saves €8.20.
- One museum and a tower a day does not pay. The Residenz museum and Treasury (€15), the Alte Pinakothek (€9), the Neues Rathaus tower (from €7) and a day ticket come to €41.10, and the pass loses.
- The Munich Card’s museum discounts are small. It takes about €1 off the Residenz and Nymphenburg and €3 off the Alte Pinakothek, so it pays through the transport ticket.
- Free sights and the €1 Sundays never need a pass. BMW Welt, the NS-Dokumentationszentrum, the English Garden and the Nymphenburg park cost nothing.
- The passes leave out the BMW Museum, the plant tour, the Skylift and the Neuschwanstein tickets.
Hours and closed days
Hours are the operators’ own. Special dates are in the last column.
| Sight | Hours | Closed or short |
|---|---|---|
| Residenz museum and Treasury | 9:00 to 18:00 to 25 October; 10:00 to 17:00 from 26 October to 27 March | 1 January, 9 February 2027, 24, 25 and 31 December |
| Cuvilliés-Theater | Monday to Saturday 14:00 to 17:00 in winter; Sunday 10:00 to 17:00 | As the Residenz |
| Nymphenburg palace and Marstall | 9:00 to 18:00 to 15 October; 10:00 to 16:00 from 16 October to March | 1 January, 9 February 2027, 24, 25 and 31 December |
| Alte Pinakothek | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00; Tuesday and Wednesday to 20:00 | Monday; 1 May, 9 February 2027, 24, 25 and 31 December |
| Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Brandhorst | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00; Thursday to 20:00 | Monday; the same dates |
| Deutsches Museum | Daily 9:00 to 17:00, last admission 16:30 | 1 November 2026, 24, 25 and 31 December, 1 January, Shrove Tuesday, Good Friday, 1 May; exhibitions closed 11 November 2026 |
| BMW Museum | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:30 | Monday; closes 17:00 on 24 October |
| BMW Welt | Monday to Saturday 7:30 to 24:00; Sunday 9:00 to 24:00 | 24 to 26 December, 31 December and 1 January |
| FC Bayern Museum | Daily 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:15 | On match days a match ticket is needed |
| Alter Peter | Daily 9:00 to 19:30 from April to October; November to March Monday to Friday 9:00 to 18:30, weekends 9:00 to 19:30 | 1 January, 9 February 2027, Good Friday, 25 December |
| Neues Rathaus tower | Daily 10:00 to 20:00, last ascent 19:40 | Not printed |
| NS-Dokumentationszentrum | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 19:00, holidays included | Monday when it is not a holiday |
| Jewish Museum | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 | Monday |
| Lenbachhaus | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00; Thursday to 20:00 | Monday |
| Viktualienmarkt | Stalls Monday to Saturday from about 8:00 to 20:00 at the latest | Sunday |
Closed or changed
- The Frauenkirche South Tower: closed since 13 August 2026, when a break-in wrecked its lift. No reopening date has been announced. The nave is free and open daily 8:00 to 20:00. Munich’s viewpoints has what is open instead.
- The Olympic Tower: closed since 1 June 2024, and expected to reopen from October 2027. The Olympic Stadium’s tent-roof climb is not running: the stadium is closed for renovation and its roof is being rebuilt from 2026 to 2029. See Olympiapark.
- The Neue Pinakothek: closed for renovation, with reopening planned for 2029. A selection of its 19th-century paintings hangs in the Alte Pinakothek and the Sammlung Schack.
- The Deutsches Museum: about half the building has been closed since July 2022 and stays closed until about 2028. The day ticket rises from €16 to €18 for visits from 2 November 2026. See the Deutsches Museum.
- Nymphenburg: winter hours and the €16 winter ticket began on 16 October 2026, and the Lacquer Cabinet is closed until the end of 2027.
- Museum Brandhorst: the ground floor is closed until the exhibition “In My Head” opens on 29 October 2026.
- Mondays: the Pinakotheken, Brandhorst, the Sammlung Schack, the Glyptothek, the Lenbachhaus, the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, the Jewish Museum, the BMW Museum and the NS-Dokumentationszentrum are closed. The Residenz, Nymphenburg, the Deutsches Museum, BMW Welt and the English Garden are open.
- Sundays: the museums above charge €1, and the Viktualienmarkt stalls are closed.
- S-Bahn works: trains through the city are cut on named dates from 23 October to 7 December 2026, including 3 to 6 November, when only the S3, S5 and S8 run through the centre. See the airport page and Munich public transport.
- Hauptbahnhof: the second S-Bahn trunk line is under construction, so expect building work and crowds.
The Frauenkirche over the roofs of the old town, seen from the Neues Rathaus tower. Photo: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Free things worth a line
- The NS-Dokumentationszentrum is free, with an English guided tour on Sundays at 13:00. See the NS-Dokumentationszentrum.
- BMW Welt is free to walk through, and the BMW Museum is €17.
- The English Garden is 5.5 km of open parkland, and the Eisbach wave is free to watch when it is surfable. See the English Garden.
- Nymphenburg’s park and the Hofgarten by the Residenz are free, and so is the Frauenkirche’s nave.
- The Sunday €1 museums cost €1 each for any visitor.
Free things to do in Munich has the rest, with the trap on each.
Munich has no city tax
Munich charges no city tax: Bavarian law does not allow one. Hotels add no visitor tax to the room price.
Getting in from the airport
Munich airport to the city compares the options. The airport is in fare zone 5, so a trip to Hauptbahnhof is a zones M to 5 journey.
- S-Bahn S1 and S8: to Hauptbahnhof in about 45 minutes, with a train about every 10 minutes between the two lines. A single is €15.10, and the Airport-City-Day-Ticket is €17.50 for one adult, valid until 6:00 the next day, so it pays if you make one more journey in the city.
- Lufthansa Express Bus: to Hauptbahnhof every 20 minutes in about 45 minutes, for €12.50 online or €13.50 from the driver.
- Taxi: from the ranks at both terminals, charged by the meter.
The works on 3 to 6 November 2026 cut the S1 and S8 through the city. The bus is the alternative on those days.
Getting around
The S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams and buses share the MVV fare system. Munich public transport has the rules. Zone M covers the whole city, with no fare boundaries inside it.
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Single, zone M (2 hours, one direction) | €4.20 |
| Short trip, up to the fourth stop | €2.10 |
| Strip ticket, 10 stripes (2 stripes for a zone M journey) | €18.70 |
| Single-day ticket, one adult | €10.10 |
| Group day ticket, 2 to 5 people | €19.70 |
The day tickets run until 6:00 the next day. Children aged 6 to 14 travel free on an adult’s single-day ticket. On 1 January 2027 the single-day ticket rises to €10.80 and the group ticket to €21.00. Paper tickets must be stamped before you board a train, and the fine for travelling without a valid ticket is up to €60. There are no turnstiles at most stations. The U-Bahn runs all night on Fridays and Saturdays and before public holidays.
The Deutschlandticket is €63 a month, rising to €66.80 on 1 January 2027. It is a monthly subscription, valid on local and regional trains and not on ICE or IC, and the MVV says cards issued outside the EU may be declined.
Entry rules for Germany
Germany is in the Schengen area, so the 90 days count across every Schengen country you visit.
| Citizen of | Visa | Passport | At the border |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | None for up to 90 days in any 180 | Issued less than 10 years before you arrive, and valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area | Fingerprints and a photo taken at your first entry |
| United States | None for up to 90 days in any 180 | Valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area, and issued less than 10 years ago | Fingerprints and a photo taken at your first entry |
| Canada | None for up to 90 days in any 180 | Valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area, and issued less than 10 years ago | Fingerprints and a photo taken at your first entry |
| Australia | None for up to 90 days in any 180 | Valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area, and issued less than 10 years ago | Fingerprints and a photo taken at your first entry |
| EU citizens | None | Valid passport or national ID card | No registration |
The photo and fingerprints are the EU’s Entry/Exit System, which replaces passport stamps for non-EU visitors and has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. It costs nothing and needs nothing before you travel (EU). The ETIAS travel authorisation, a €20 online form for visa-free visitors, is not yet required: the EU says ETIAS is not in operation and will announce the start date several months ahead (ETIAS).
Germany has border controls on all its land borders from 16 September 2026 to 15 March 2027. The trains to Salzburg cross one, so carry a passport or national ID card on that trip. The day trips to Neuschwanstein, Dachau, Nuremberg and the Zugspitze stay inside Germany.
The rules above come from the UK, Canadian and Australian government travel pages, the EU’s passport rule for visa-free visitors and its guidance for EU citizens. For official safety advice, see the UK Foreign Office and US State Department pages for Germany.
Day trips
Day trips from Munich compares every trip by train, Bayern-Ticket and tour. The train times are for the timetable valid to 12 December 2026. The Bayern-Ticket is €34 for one person and €44 for two, valid on regional trains from 9:00 on weekdays and all day at weekends. The ones with something to know:
- Neuschwanstein: there is no direct train to Füssen. It takes 2 hours 18 minutes to 2 hours 25 minutes with a change at Buchloe, then a bus of 8 to 10 minutes. The castle is seen only on a timed tour of about 30 minutes.
- Dachau Memorial Site: entry is free. The regional train to Dachau takes 11 to 13 minutes, then bus 726.
- Salzburg: the regional RE5 takes 1 hour 55 minutes to 2 hours 8 minutes and the Bayern-Ticket covers it. The Railjet takes about 1 hour 45 minutes. What to book in Salzburg covers the city.
- Nuremberg: the ICE takes 1 hour 41 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes, and the regional RE1 about 1 hour 51 minutes.
- The Zugspitze: the train to Garmisch-Partenkirchen takes 1 hour 23 minutes, and the mountain is closed 9 to 13, 16 to 20 and 23 to 26 November 2026.
- Berchtesgaden and the Eagle’s Nest: about 2 hours 50 minutes each way with a change at Freilassing, and the Eagle’s Nest is open only until 8 November 2026.
Tours, food, drink and when to go
Munich walking tours sets the city’s own Old Town tour against the private operators, with the bike tours and the hop-on hop-off bus, and Third Reich tours in Munich compares the history walks. Where to eat in Munich ranks the restaurants by how many independent sources name each one, Munich’s beer halls and beer gardens say what to order and how the self-service rules work, and Munich food tours compares the guided ones. Best time to visit Munich gives the weather by month. Oktoberfest 2027 runs from Saturday 18 September to Sunday 3 October, and the Munich Christmas markets 2026 and Munich New Year’s Eve 2026 cover the dates that change a visit.
Other cities nearby
Berlin, Vienna and Prague each have a guide to what to book. Salzburg and Hallstatt are covered from Vienna as day trips, and the Salzburg trip from Munich is on its own page. Germany has border controls on its land borders with Austria, Czechia and Poland, so carry a passport or national ID card on trips across them.
What changed
- 1 June 2024: the Olympic Tower closed. It is expected to reopen from October 2027.
- July 2022: half the Deutsches Museum closed for modernisation, until about 2028.
- 10 April 2026: the EU Entry/Exit System became fully operational.
- 8 May 2026: surfing on the Eisbach wave was allowed again, with a leash and no surfing from 22:00.
- 13 August 2026: the Frauenkirche South Tower closed after a break-in.
- 16 September 2026 to 15 March 2027: border controls on all German land borders.
- 16 October 2026: Nymphenburg changed to winter hours and the €16 winter ticket.
- 26 October 2026: the Residenz changed to winter hours, 10:00 to 17:00.
- 2 November 2026: the Deutsches Museum day ticket rises to €18.
- 13 December 2026: the new MVV and DB timetable starts, with the U7 cut to rush hours.
- 1 January 2027: the MVV single-day ticket rises to €10.80, and the Deutschlandticket to €66.80.
- October 2027: the Olympic Tower is expected to reopen.
Plan the trip
- Where to sleep: where to stay in Munich compares the areas, and hotels near Munich Hauptbahnhof lists the ones by the station.
- Getting there and about: Munich airport to the city and Munich public transport.
- When to go: best time to visit Munich, Oktoberfest 2027, the Munich Christmas markets 2026 and Munich New Year’s Eve 2026.
- The palaces: the Residenz and Nymphenburg Palace each have a ticket guide.
- Museums: Alte Pinakothek tickets covers the Pinakotheken and Brandhorst, the Deutsches Museum and best museums in Munich the rest, and Munich City Pass or Munich Card runs the pass sums.
- Sights: Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel, Munich’s viewpoints, BMW Welt and the museum, the Allianz Arena tour, Olympiapark and the English Garden.
- History: the NS-Dokumentationszentrum, Third Reich tours in Munich and the Dachau Memorial Site.
- What costs nothing: free things to do in Munich.
- How many days: 3 days in Munich builds the plan round the bookings and the closed days.
- On foot: the Munich old town walk runs 2.8 km from Karlsplatz to Odeonsplatz, and the English Garden walk 4.9 km on to Münchner Freiheit. Both are self-guided and say which day each stop is shut.
- Tours: Munich walking tours and Munich food tours.
- Food and drink: where to eat in Munich, Munich’s beer halls and beer gardens.
- Day trips: day trips from Munich, with Neuschwanstein, Salzburg, the Zugspitze, Berchtesgaden and Nuremberg.
- With young children: best city breaks with kids sets Munich against seven other cities, with the Deutsches Museum prices by age, the day ticket that carries children free and the pushchair rules on the U-Bahn.
Itineraries
Day-by-day plans for a first visit.
Which ticket to buy
The official ticket, the tours that include entry, and which sells out first.
Tickets
Munich Residenz Tickets: Prices, Hours, Treasury
One €20 ticket covers the Residenz museum, the Treasury and the Cuvilliés-Theater, and the online ticket has no entry time. Prices, winter hours from 26 October, the theatre's afternoon opening, the €40 palaces ticket and the guided tours worth paying for.
Tickets
Nymphenburg Palace Tickets: Prices, Hours, Pavilions
The Nymphenburg all-in ticket is €16 from 16 October to 31 March and €20 from 1 April. The palace slot is timed, the palace shuts at 16:00 in winter and the four park pavilions are closed. Prices, hours, the park, the Marstallmuseum and the guided tour.
Tickets
Alte Pinakothek Tickets: Price, Hours, €1 Sundays
The Alte Pinakothek is €9, and €1 on Sundays for every visitor, as are the Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Brandhorst and the Sammlung Schack. A €12 day ticket covers all four. Hours, Monday closures, late nights, the closed Neue Pinakothek and what hangs where.
Tickets
Deutsches Museum Munich: Tickets, Open Halls, Prices
The Deutsches Museum day ticket is €16 for visits to 1 November 2026 and €18 from 2 November, with the reduced ticket rising from €9 to €11. Half the building is closed to about 2028. The halls that are open, hours, closed days, the Verkehrszentrum and how long to allow.
Tickets
BMW Welt and Museum Munich: Free Entry, Plant Tour
BMW Welt is free. The BMW Museum opposite is €17, closed on Mondays and takes no cash. The BMW plant tour is €24, runs Monday to Friday only and has to be reserved. Hours, tour prices, what to see, how long to allow and how to get there by U-Bahn.
Tickets
Allianz Arena Tour Munich: Prices, Museum, Booking
The Allianz Arena tour with the FC Bayern Museum is €25 and takes about 2.5 hours. The museum alone is €12 and the Arena View with audio guide €19. On many days nothing is sold on the day. Prices, the route, match-day rules, the bus tour and how to get there.
Tickets
Best Museums in Munich: Prices, Monday Closures, €1
Munich's art museums close on Mondays and charge €1 on Sundays, the Deutsches Museum is €18 from 2 November with half the building shut, and the Lenbachhaus is free one evening a month. Prices, hours and late nights for each museum, with what is in it.
Tickets
Olympiapark Munich: What Is Open (Tower and Roof Shut)
The Olympiapark is free to walk, the Skylift is €13 and the Skylift Tour €28. The Olympic Tower has been closed since 1 June 2024 and the tent-roof climb is not running while the stadium is rebuilt. What is open, what is shut, and how to combine it with BMW Welt.
Tickets
Munich City Pass vs Munich Card: Which Pays Off?
The Munich City Pass is free entry to more than 40 attractions from €39.90 a day, €55.90 with zone M transport, and pays at about three paid sights a day. The Munich Card is a discount card from €16.90 that mostly pays through its transport ticket. The sums, what each leaves out, and the €40 palaces ticket.
Tickets
NS-Dokumentationszentrum Munich: Free Entry, Hours
The NS-Dokumentationszentrum in Munich is free, needs no ticket and is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00, holidays included. A free English tour runs every Sunday at 13:00. What the exhibition covers, the media guide, who it suits and how to get there.
Tickets
Munich Walking Tours Compared: Old Town, Bike, Bus
Munich's own two-hour Old Town tour is €22, with English tours most days until December. Private operators run Old Town walks at €25 and €26, bike tours cost €39 to €45 and the hop-on hop-off bus €24 to €25. Where each starts, how long it takes and what it covers.
Tickets
Munich Third Reich Tours: Sites, Prices, Free Option
Munich's Third Reich walking tours run 2.5 hours from €25 to €29 and start at Marienplatz. The NS-Dokumentationszentrum is free, with an English tour on Sundays at 1 pm. The city's own history tour, the private options, and Dachau, Nuremberg and Obersalzberg beyond the city.
Day trips from Munich
Out and back in a day, with the tours compared against going on your own.
Day trip
Day Trips from Munich: Train, Bus or Tour, Costed
Dachau is 11 minutes by regional train, Nuremberg 1 hour 41, Salzburg 1 hour 55 on the Bayern-Ticket, Neuschwanstein 2 hours 18 with a change, and Rothenburg about 3 hours. The Munich day trips compared on fare, time, entry price and what a tour adds.
Day trip
Neuschwanstein Day Trip from Munich: Train or Tour
Neuschwanstein is seen only on a timed tour of about 30 minutes: €21 plus a €2.50 booking fee online, sold out by late morning at Hohenschwangau. Munich to Füssen is 2 hours 18 minutes with a change at Buchloe. The tickets, the train, the shuttle bus, the tours from €71 and Linderhof.
Day trip
Dachau Memorial Site from Munich: Free Entry, Tours
The Dachau Memorial Site is free to enter and open daily 9:00 to 17:00. From Munich it is 11 to 13 minutes by regional train, then bus 726, on a €11.70 day ticket. The memorial's own English tour is €4; the tours from Munich are from €41. How to get there and what to know.
Day trip
Salzburg Day Trip from Munich: Train, Ticket, Tour
Salzburg is 1 hour 55 minutes from Munich on the regional RE5, covered by the €34 Bayern-Ticket, or 1 hour 43 minutes by Railjet. The trains, the passport rule, Hohensalzburg Fortress at €15.50, Mozart's Birthplace at €18 and the day tours from €74.
Day trip
Zugspitze Day Trip from Munich: Train and Cable Car
The Zugspitze round trip is €78 (€70.50 online from 27 November) plus the €34 Bayern-Ticket from Munich: 1 hour 23 minutes to Garmisch and 75 minutes up by cogwheel train. The mountain is closed 9 to 13, 16 to 20 and 23 to 26 November 2026. The route, the prices and the tour from €125.
Day trip
Eagle's Nest from Munich: Season, Train, Berchtesgaden
The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) is open until 8 November 2026 and closed until about mid-May 2027. Munich to Berchtesgaden is about 2 hours 50 minutes with a change at Freilassing. The €34.70 bus and lift ticket, the Königssee boat at €23.40, the Dokumentation Obersalzberg and the tours from €68.
Day trip
Nuremberg Day Trip from Munich: Train, Sights, Tour
Nuremberg is 1 hour 41 minutes from Munich by ICE or 1 hour 51 by the regional RE1 on the €34 Bayern-Ticket. The Imperial Castle is €10, the Documentation Center on the Nazi Party Rally Grounds €7.50 and the Memorium Nuremberg Trials €7.50, closed Tuesdays. The trains, the opening days and the tour from €79.
Where to stay
Areas and hotels, chosen for a visitor rather than a resident.
Where to stay
Where to Stay in Munich: Best Areas for First Visits
For a first visit, stay in the Altstadt: the hotels listed there are 40 to 690 m from Marienplatz. Ten Munich areas compared, with 49 hotels, their addresses, rooms, star grades and Michelin Keys. Munich charges no city tax.
Where to stay
Hotels Near Munich Hauptbahnhof, by Distance
Fifteen hotels near Munich Hauptbahnhof by straight-line distance, from the Sofitel Bayerpost at 130 m to the Hotel Uhland at 750 m, with the hotels by Marienplatz and the walking times the hotels print for the Oktoberfest grounds.
Airport transfers
From the airport to the centre, every option priced and timed.
Getting around
Tickets, passes and the transport a visitor actually uses.
What's on, month by month
Festivals, holidays and closures that change a visit.
Events
Best Time to Visit Munich: Weather by Month
Munich month by month from the DWD's 1991 to 2020 normals: highs of 15.2°C in April and 24.9°C in July, 120.9 mm of rain in June, 8.4 hours of daylight on 15 December. Oktoberfest from 18 September 2027, the Christmas markets from 20 November.
Events
Oktoberfest 2027: Dates, Tent Reservations, Hotels
The 2027 Oktoberfest runs from Saturday 18 September to Sunday 3 October. Entry is free; tents book whole tables of 8 to 10 for about €350 to €400 in vouchers. Hours, the opening-day timetable, 2026 beer prices from €14.80, stations and hotels.
Events
Munich Christmas Markets 2026: Dates, Hours, Best Ones
Munich's Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz runs from 20 November to 24 December 2026 and is closed on Sunday 22 November. Dates and hours for the Wittelsbacherplatz, Pink Christmas, Tollwood, Chinese Tower, Residenz and Schwabing markets.
Events
Munich New Year's Eve 2026: Events and Closures
Munich on 31 December 2026: the Tollwood party at €38.50, no Silvestermeile and no city fireworks, the fireworks ban in the old town, where people watch, the night transport and which sights are shut.
Food and drink
Where to eat, what to order and when to book.
Food and drink
Where to Eat in Munich: What Sources Agree On
Where to eat in Munich: the places that 80 English and 23 German publishers name most, from the Viktualienmarkt and the Hofbräuhaus to Weisses Bräuhaus, the Augustiner-Keller and Tantris, with hours, closed days, what to order and the Michelin Guide Germany 2026.
Food and drink
Munich Beer Halls: Hours, Maß Prices, Sunday Closures
Munich's beer halls compared: the Hofbräuhaus, Weisses Bräuhaus, the Augustiner Bräustuben and Stammhaus, the Löwenbräukeller and the Wirtshäuser, with the operators' hours, a Maß from €7.40 to €11.80, the Weißwurst breakfast hours and the halls closed on Sundays.
Food and drink
Munich Beer Gardens: Own-Food Rules, Hours, Prices
Munich's beer gardens: bring your own food and buy the drinks at the bar, except at the Hofbräuhaus and in the Augustiner-Keller's served area. The Augustiner-Keller, Hirschgarten, Chinesischer Turm, Seehaus and Hofbräukeller with seasons, seats and Maß prices.
Food and drink
Munich Food Tours Compared: Prices, Stops, Beer Tours
Munich food and beer tours compared on price, length, meeting point and stops: the Viktualienmarkt tour from €43, the full-meal tour from €76, the beer and food tour with dinner from €72, the beer halls walk from €49, the brewery tour at Hofbräu and a pretzel workshop.
Walks
Self-guided routes, stop by stop.
Walk
Munich Old Town Walk: Self-Guided Route and Map
A self-guided walk through Munich's old town, 2.8 km from Karlsplatz (Stachus) to Odeonsplatz: St Michael's, the Frauenkirche, Marienplatz, Alter Peter, the Viktualienmarkt, the Hofbräuhaus and the Residenz. A map, the Google Maps route, every price and opening time, and which day each stop is shut.
Walk
English Garden Walk in Munich: Self-Guided Route
A self-guided walk from Odeonsplatz through the Hofgarten and the English Garden, 4.9 km to Münchner Freiheit: Haus der Kunst, the Eisbach wave, the Monopteros, the Chinese Tower and the Seehaus. A map, the Google Maps route, every price and opening time, and which day each stop is shut.
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Best Views in Munich: Towers Open and Shut in 2026
Alter Peter is €5 and 306 steps, the Neues Rathaus tower is a lift from €7 in 20-minute slots, and the Skylift is €13. The Frauenkirche South Tower has been closed since 13 August 2026 and the Olympic Tower until about October 2027. Prices, steps, hours and which view to choose.
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Munich Glockenspiel Times: 11:00, 12:00 and 17:00
The Munich Glockenspiel plays daily at 11:00 and 12:00, at 17:00 from March to October, and at 21:00 at night. It is silent on Good Friday. What the two scenes show, where to stand on Marienplatz, and what to see in the square: the Rathaus tower, Alter Peter and the Mariensäule.
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English Garden Munich: Eisbach Surfers, Chinese Tower
The English Garden is free, open all year and 5.5 km long. Surfing on the Eisbach wave was allowed again on 8 May 2026, with a leash and no surfing after 22:00, though the wave itself is not guaranteed. The Chinese Tower beer garden, the Monopteros, the Hofgarten and how to get there.
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Free Things to Do in Munich (and the €1 Sundays)
The NS-Dokumentationszentrum, BMW Welt, the English Garden, the Nymphenburg park, the Frauenkirche nave and the Glockenspiel cost nothing. Seven state museums charge €1 on Sundays, and the Lenbachhaus is free one evening a month. What is free, what is not, and the closed days.
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Common questions
What do I need to book before going to Munich?
Almost every sight sells tickets on the day. Book the Allianz Arena tour with the FC Bayern Museum (€25, and on many days nothing is sold on the day), the BMW plant tour (€24, Monday to Friday only), the 20-minute Neues Rathaus tower slot (from €7) and a timed Neuschwanstein ticket (€21 plus €2.50 online). The Nymphenburg palace slot is timed and the Residenz ticket is not.
Is the Frauenkirche tower open?
No. The South Tower has been closed since 13 August 2026, when a break-in wrecked its lift, and no reopening date has been announced. The nave is free and open daily. The views that are open are the Alter Peter tower (€5, 306 steps), the Neues Rathaus tower (lift, from €7) and the Olympiapark Skylift (€13).
Do I need a timed ticket for the Residenz?
No. One €20 ticket covers the museum, the Treasury and the Cuvilliés-Theater, and the online ticket has no entry time. It goes straight to the entrance, so a "skip the line" product buys nothing. The theatre opens in the afternoon on Monday to Saturday for most of the year.
Is there a free day at Munich's museums?
Every Sunday the Alte Pinakothek, the Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Brandhorst, the Sammlung Schack, the Glyptothek, the Antikensammlungen and the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum charge €1 each. It applies to every visitor, not only residents, and does not cover special exhibitions that carry their own price.
Which Munich sights are closed on Mondays?
The Alte Pinakothek, the Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Brandhorst, the Sammlung Schack, the Glyptothek, the Lenbachhaus, the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, the Jewish Museum, the BMW Museum and the NS-Dokumentationszentrum. The Residenz, Nymphenburg, the Deutsches Museum, BMW Welt and the English Garden are open.
How much is the Deutsches Museum?
€16 for visits up to 1 November 2026 and €18 from 2 November. About half the building is closed for modernisation until about 2028, and the museum is closed on 1 November, 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January.
Does Munich have a city tax?
No. Bavarian law does not allow a municipality to charge one, so hotels add no visitor tax to the room price.
How do I get from Munich airport to the centre?
The S1 and S8 S-Bahn lines take about 45 minutes to Hauptbahnhof and cost €15.10 for a single. The Lufthansa Express Bus runs every 20 minutes, takes about 45 minutes and costs €12.50 online. The Airport-City-Day-Ticket is €17.50 and pays if you make one more journey in the city.
Do I need a visa to enter Germany?
Not as a UK, US, Canadian, Australian or EU citizen. The first four can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period on a passport valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area. Non-EU visitors have fingerprints and a photo taken at the border by the Entry/Exit System, fully operational since 10 April 2026. ETIAS is not yet required.