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💡 The Short Version: BMW Welt is free, open Monday to Saturday 7:30 to 24:00 and Sunday from 9:00. The BMW Museum opposite is €17, open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Mondays, and its online tickets have an entry time. The BMW plant tour is €24, runs Monday to Friday only and takes 24 people for about 120 minutes, so reserve it by the contact form or by phone. Neither BMW Welt nor the museum takes cash for tickets. The Welt tour is €18 and the museum’s open tour €21. The Olympiapark is next door. Or book a tour: the hop-on hop-off busad is from €24.50 (GetYourGuide), and the museum and the plant tour are bought from BMW.
Tickets and prices
Prices are the adult rate from BMW Welt, which runs the Welt, the museum and the tours.
| What | Adult | Reduced | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Welt | Free | Free | Open Monday to Saturday 7:30 to 24:00, Sunday and holidays from 9:00 |
| BMW Museum | €17 | €9 | Valid for five hours; children up to and including 10 free; groups of 5 or more €16 each |
| BMW Welt guided tour | €18 | €14 | About 60 minutes, up to 20 people, German and English |
| BMW Museum guided tour, “Belle Macchine” | €21 | €14 | About 60 minutes, up to 20 people, admission included in the booked tour |
| BMW Group Plant tour | €24 | €20 | About 120 minutes, up to 24 people, German and English |
- Reduced applies to pupils, students aged 11 to 27, over-65s and jobseekers. A family ticket for the museum is €38.
- No cash. BMW Welt and the museum do not take cash for tickets, tours or workshops. The museum takes cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, or you buy online.
- Online museum tickets have an entry time.
- The plant tour is collected and paid for on the day, at least 15 minutes before it starts. Reserve it first: BMW says demand is very high.
- BMW Group Classic, the heritage collection and centre, is sold to groups only.
Where to buy
GetYourGuide sells BMW Museum and Welt visits only as private guided tours. There is no listing for the €17 ticket or the plant tour, so the operator is the only place to buy them.
| What | Official | GetYourGuide | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Museum ticket | €17 | No stand-alone ticket | Official |
| Plant tour | €24, reserved by form or phone | Not sold | Official |
Tours worth paying for
The plant can be seen only on BMW’s own tour. The bus is the one GetYourGuide product that fits the day.
The plant tour
€24 · about 120 minutes · Monday to Friday
The plant tour goes through the BMW Group’s main plant in Munich, which builds around 900 cars on every production day. It covers about 3 kilometres on foot, so wear suitable shoes. It starts at the guided tours area in BMW Welt, in German and English. Filming and photography are not allowed, the minimum age is 6 accompanied and 14 unaccompanied, and guests have to understand the tour’s language. It does not run on weekends, Bavarian public holidays or production closure days. Reserve it by the contact form on bmw-welt.com or on +49 89 1250 16001.
Hop-on hop-off bus
From €24.50 · 24 or 48 hours · 4.3 stars from 4,816 reviews
Munich Hop-On Hop-Off Tour: 1-Day or 2-Day Ticketad is CitySightseeing München’s double-decker, and the City Pass includes it. It has three routes of about an hour and 13 stops. The Nymphenburg-Olympia route, every 30 minutes from 10:00 to 17:00 (16:30 in winter), passes the Olympic Park and Nymphenburg Palace. All the tours leave from Luisenstraße 4, by the Hauptbahnhof. The ticket does not include the BMW Museum.
What to see
BMW Welt and the museum stand opposite each other at the foot of the BMW headquarters, beside the Olympiapark.
BMW Welt from across the road. Photo: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- BMW Welt (free). The brand areas show the latest models from BMW, BMW Motorrad, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and you can see where customers collect new cars. The showroom cars can be viewed from 9:00 to 18:00, when staff are on hand; outside those hours they are locked. Allow an hour.
- The BMW Museum. Around 125 of the brand’s cars, motorbikes and engines, in a museum founded in 1973 as one of the first brand museums and redesigned and expanded in 2008. The exhibition “Belle Macchine”, on Italian automotive design at BMW, runs to the end of 2026. The ticket is valid for five hours.
- The plant tour. The assembly lines of the Munich plant, which employs around 7,000 people from over 50 nations.
- Eating. Restaurant Bavarie in BMW Welt is open Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 15:00 and Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00 to 22:00, and closed on Sundays and public holidays. Cooper’s Garden is open daily from 8:30 to 18:00, and the M1 Bistro at the museum Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00.
The BMW headquarters tower, with the museum’s silver bowl at right. Photo: Fred Romero, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
What to skip: the €18 Welt tour, unless you want a guide. BMW Welt is free to walk through. The order that works: book the plant tour for a weekday morning, which starts at the Welt, then take the museum, and finish with the Olympiapark.
Hours, rules and getting there
| Place | Hours | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| BMW Welt | Monday to Saturday 7:30 to 24:00; Sunday and holidays 9:00 to 24:00 | 24 to 26 December and 31 December to 1 January |
| BMW Museum | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, last admission 17:30 | Monday |
| Plant tour | Monday to Friday | Weekends, Bavarian public holidays, production closure days |
- Where: BMW Welt is at Am Olympiapark 1 and the museum at Am Olympiapark 2, 80809 Munich.
- Getting there: take the U3 to Olympiazentrum. From Hauptbahnhof, take the U2 towards Feldmoching to Scheidplatz and change to the U3, which takes 15 to 20 minutes. From the airport, take the S1 to Moosach and the U3 towards Fürstenried West to Olympiazentrum, about 45 minutes.
- Parking: the first 15 minutes are free, then €3.50 an hour to a maximum of €23 a day. The garage takes cards, and its entrance is 2 metres high.
- The one thing that ruins a visit: turning up for the plant tour on a weekend, or for the museum on a Monday.
The Olympiapark is next door, with the Skylift and the free park. The Allianz Arena tour is another booking that sells out on the day, and what to book in Munich has the closed days for every sight. Best museums in Munich puts the BMW Museum beside the art museums, and Munich City Pass or Munich Card says the passes leave the museum out. 3 days in Munich places a weekday morning here. For a bed nearby, see where to stay in Munich, and Munich public transport has the fares for the U3.
Common questions
Is BMW Welt free?
Yes. Admission to BMW Welt is free, and the building is open Monday to Saturday from 7:30 to 24:00 and on Sundays and public holidays from 9:00 to 24:00. The showroom cars can be viewed from 9:00 to 18:00. Tickets for the museum and the tours are separate.
How much is the BMW Museum?
€17 for an adult and €9 reduced, for pupils, students aged 11 to 27, over-65s and jobseekers. Children up to and including 10 are free. The ticket is valid for five hours, online tickets have an entry time, and the museum takes no cash.
Can I take the BMW plant tour?
Yes, on Monday to Friday only, never on Bavarian public holidays or production closure days. It costs €24 (€20 reduced), lasts about 120 minutes, takes at most 24 people and starts at the guided tours area in BMW Welt. Demand is very high, so reserve by the contact form or by phone.
Is the BMW Museum open on Mondays?
No. The BMW Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00, with last admission at 17:30. BMW Welt is open on Mondays.
Can I take photographs on the BMW plant tour?
No. Filming and photography are expressly prohibited in the plant. The tour covers about 3 kilometres on foot, the minimum age is 6 accompanied and 14 unaccompanied, and guests must understand the tour's language.
How do I get to BMW Welt?
Take the U3 to Olympiazentrum. From Hauptbahnhof, take the U2 towards Feldmoching to Scheidplatz and change to the U3, which takes 15 to 20 minutes. From the airport, take the S1 to Moosach and the U3 towards Fürstenried West, about 45 minutes.
