# Munich

The capital of Bavaria, on the banks of the Isar and an hour from the Alps, known for its beer halls, its art galleries and the Oktoberfest, which starts in mid-September.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/munich · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## Getting there from Spain

There are direct flights from the main Spanish cities. From the airport to the centre you take the S-Bahn (lines S1 and S8) to Marienplatz or the main station. The old town, the English Garden and the Deutsches Museum island are within walking distance of each other.

## Getting around the city

On foot in the centre and by metro, tram and S-Bahn for everything else: Nymphenburg is a few minutes away by tram and the Theresienwiese has its own metro station. You do not need a car, and parking in the centre is expensive.

## Crowds and what to book

During the Oktoberfest the city fills up and hotels multiply their prices: book months ahead or choose other dates. The rest of the year, buy Nymphenburg tickets online, as they come with a time slot, and the Deutsches Museum to avoid queues.

## Where to sleep and eat

To sleep, three options close to transport: the Hotel Torbräu, a four-star at the Isartor, with an inn on the site since 1490; the Hotel Mariandl, a house from around 1900 above a café with live music, near the Theresienwiese; and the Wombat's hostel, next to the main station, with a bathroom in every room.

To eat, the classic beer hall is the Hofbräuhaus, open every day; for an afternoon in a beer garden under the chestnut trees, the Augustiner-Keller; and for a special meal, from Wednesday to Saturday, Tantris, in Schwabing.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Christmas markets of Europe
- Cerca: Innsbruck (a 97.6 km · Austria), Salzburg (a 115.7 km · Austria)

## Qué hacer
- **Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese, 18 September to 3 October 2027** (5 h · Adults; families by day, on weekdays · Free entry; the Oide Wiesn, €4): Sixteen days, millions of visitors and the whole city watching. Choose the day and time carefully: on a Tuesday at eleven in the morning you find a table; on a Saturday at eleven, you do not.
2027 dates and times
The 2027 Oktoberfest runs from Saturday 18 September to Sunday 3 October on the Theresienwiese. The grounds open Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 23:30, on Fridays from 10:00 to 24:00, on Saturdays from 9:00 to 24:00 and on Sundays from 9:00 to 23:30. The tents open at 10:00 on weekdays and at 9:00 at weekends and on public holidays; the last beer and the music end at 22:30 in the large tents and at 23:00 in the small ones.
The first Saturday is different: the tents open at 9:00, but the beer does not flow until the tapping of the barrel, at 12:00, the famous "O'zapft is!". The rides also open at 12:00 that day. If you want to experience it inside a tent, arrive very early.
How to get there
By metro. The U4 and U5 lines stop at Theresienwiese and at Schwanthalerhöhe; when it is very crowded, the U3 and U6 ease the pressure with the Goetheplatz and Poccistraße stations. From Munich's main station it is about 15 minutes on foot, and from Hackerbrücke about 10. There is no visitor parking next to the grounds: leave the car at the hotel and use public transport.
With children
By day and on weekdays, the Oktoberfest works with children. Tuesdays are family days: many rides and stalls lower their prices until 19:00; in 2027 the official programme marks 21 and 28 September. Pushchairs are allowed until 18:00 if the grounds are not overcrowded, but they are not admitted all day on Saturdays or on 3 October. The Oide Wiesn, the historic section, with old-fashioned rides and traditional music, is a good area to go with them.
Entry and reservations
Entry to the grounds and to the tents is free; only the Oide Wiesn charges an entrance fee. Table reservations are made directly with each tent, and only for the interior. Part of the tables are never reservable: on weekdays and in the morning there is usually room without a reservation. Bring only a small bag, with a maximum of 3 litres and 20 × 15 × 10 cm.
- **Nymphenburg Palace, Its Pavilions and the Park** (4 h · Adults and families · Combined €16 in winter and €20 in summer; under-18s, free): What it is
Nymphenburg is the summer residence of the Wittelsbachs, the family that ruled Bavaria for centuries. It was born to celebrate the birth of the heir, Max Emanuel, in 1662: work began in 1664 to plans by the Italian Agostino Barelli, and each successive elector extended it with pavilions, wings and a great semicircle of buildings. The result is a long facade opening onto an enormous park, with canals, ponds and small palaces hidden among the trees. King Ludwig II was born here, on 25 August 1845.
What you see

The palace. The visit begins in the Great Hall, decorated in the rococo style by Johann Baptist Zimmermann and François Cuvilliés the Elder, and continues through the rooms of the elector and electress. Look for the two galleries of beauties: Max Emanuel's and King Ludwig I's, with portraits of women of their time. The Chinese lacquer cabinet (room 13) is closed for restoration until the end of 2027; the other rooms are open as normal.
The Marstallmuseum. In the old stables, carriages and sleighs of the Bavarian court, and upstairs the Nymphenburg porcelain museum. Until 20 November 2026 some areas may be closed for cleaning of the carriages.
The small palaces in the park. The Amalienburg, a rococo hunting lodge by Cuvilliés; the Badenburg, the Pagodenburg and the Magdalenenklause. They only open from April to 15 October.
The park. It is open and free. From Easter to mid-October the fountains run (from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00) along with the historic pump houses, and from April to October there are gondola rides on the central canal if the weather allows.

Opening times

Summer (1 April – 15 October): palace, Marstallmuseum, porcelain museum and park pavilions, every day from 9:00 to 18:00.
Winter (16 October – 31 March): palace, Marstallmuseum and porcelain museum, from 10:00 to 16:00. The park pavilions are closed.
Last entry: half an hour before closing.
Closed: 1 January, Shrove Tuesday and 24, 25 and 31 December.

The park opens from 6:00 and closes, at the main gate, at 18:00 from November to March, at 20:00 in April and October and at 21:30 from May to September.
Tickets


GeneralReduced


Combined, summer€20€18
Combined, winter (without small palaces)€16€14
Palace only€10€9
Marstallmuseum and porcelain€8€7
Park pavilions€6€5


Under-18s do not pay; those under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. The palace ticket comes with a time slot: you can enter up to an hour after the one you chose and stay as long as you like. You buy online up to the day before, and at the ticket office each day's places are limited. The audio guide costs €3.50 and can also be reserved online.
How to get there and park
It is to the west of the centre. By public transport, metro to Rotkreuzplatz and tram to the Schloss Nymphenburg stop, or S-Bahn to Laim and a bus to the same stop. By car there are about 450 free parking spaces next to the palace, signposted from the motorways.
How long
Allow half a day with the combined ticket in summer: an hour and a half for the palace, an hour for the Marstallmuseum and the rest for the park and the small palaces. In winter, with the park but no small palaces, about 3 hours is enough.
With children and with a dog
Under-18s go in free, and children like the carriages and sleighs of the Marstallmuseum. In the park there is space to run and, in summer, the gondola. Dogs may not enter the buildings and in the park must be on a lead. Eating and drinking are not allowed in the rooms; large items go in the lockers.
To round off the day in Munich, the Glockenspiel at Marienplatz also plays at 17:00 from March to October.
- **Marienplatz and the New Town Hall Glockenspiel** (30 min · All ages · Free): What it is
The Glockenspiel is the carillon in the tower of the Neues Rathaus, the New Town Hall, which presides over Marienplatz, the central square of Munich. It has 43 bells and 32 figures that move on two levels while music plays. It was finished in 1908 and made its debut in February 1909; in 2007 it was restored, the bells were cleaned and tuned, and today it runs on solar power. Watching it is free and you do not need to book anything: just be in the square on time.
What you see

Top level: the wedding of Duke William V and Renata of Lorraine, in 1568, with a knights' tournament. The Bavarian knight always wins.
Lower level: the coopers' dance, the Schäfflertanz, which the city associates with the end of a plague epidemic.

The music changes with the month: each year the city publishes which tunes are played.
Times

Every day: at 11:00 and 12:00.
From March to October: also at 17:00.
At night, at 21:00: a short version, about two minutes, with the night watchman, an angel and the Münchner Kindl, the child monk who is the symbol of the city.

On Good Friday it does not play all day. There may be changes for maintenance or events in the square.
Where to stand
The city's website advises not standing right under the tower: stand in the middle of the square or a little towards the Mariensäule (the Virgin's column), at some distance from the facade. That way you see both levels of figures and the tower fits in your photo. Arrive 10 minutes early: at 11:00 and 12:00 the square fills with groups.
How to get there
Marienplatz has its own station: all the S-Bahn lines on the central section and the U3 and U6 metro stop there. Bus 132 also comes here. By car it makes no sense: the centre is pedestrianised.
Climb the tower
If you want to see the square from above, the Town Hall tower is 85 m high and has a viewing platform. You go up in two lifts, with no stairs, in 20-minute slots from €7. It is open every day from 10:00 to 20:00, with the last ascent at 19:40, except on 1 and 6 January, Shrove Tuesday, 1 May, 1 November and 25 and 26 December. It holds 30 people at a time and you cannot go up with a rucksack or large bag. Tickets are bought online or at the tourist office, under the arcades of the Town Hall itself.
Also go into the Town Hall's main courtyard, free, through the tower portal or from Weinstraße. The historic Ratskeller cellar is closed.
How long and with children
The show lasts a few minutes; with arriving and waiting, allow half an hour. If you climb the tower, an hour. Children like the tournament most; put them on your shoulders, because the square fills up. With a pushchair, stand at the sides.
Before or after
Marienplatz is the starting point for almost everything in the centre. From here, the Deutsches Museum is down towards the Isar, and the Eisbach wave and the English Garden are 10 to 15 minutes on foot from Odeonsplatz. The Town Hall tourist office runs guided tours of the city from €28.
- **English Garden and the Eisbach Wave** (2 h · All ages · Independent · free): What it is
The Eisbach is an arm of the Isar that enters the English Garden at its southern end. Just as it emerges from under the Prinzregentenstraße bridge, beside the Haus der Kunst, the water forms a standing wave. It formed in the 1970s because of works on the channel, and it has been surfed all year round ever since. Watching the surfers take turns on the wave from the bridge, in the very centre of Munich, is one of the city's signature sights. Watching is free and you can do it any day.
Afterwards, the plan continues in the English Garden: about 3.75 km² of meadows and woodland along the Isar, open to the public since 1792.
The wave today
Since 8 May 2026 surfing is allowed again, under a new municipal regulation. The rules, so you know what you are seeing:

Only people with experience of river waves may surf, from age 16, or from 14 with an adult who is also an expert surfer.
It is allowed from 5:30 to 22:00, with someone watching from the bank, only one person on the wave at a time and a leash that releases if it snags.
Surfing is forbidden in storms or strong wind, and surfing courses and any commercial use are forbidden.
Swimming is forbidden. The current is strong, the water is shallow and there are blocks of stone in the channel.

It is not a wave for learning: if you want to try river surfing, look elsewhere, because there are no schools or rental here.
How to get there
The wave is on Prinzregentenstraße, at the southern edge of the English Garden.

Tram 16 or bus 100: Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst stop, right beside it.
Metro: U4 and U5 to Lehel, or U3 and U6 to Odeonsplatz, and 10 to 15 minutes on foot.

There is little parking: go by public transport or on foot from the centre. If you come by bike, do not leave it next to the wave.
Where to watch
The best place is the Prinzregentenstraße bridge itself, looking north. Keep your distance and do not go down to the banks: they are steep, with roots and unmaintained.
A walk through the English Garden
From the wave, follow the Eisbach north through the park. In an hour or two on foot, unhurried, you see the main sights of the southern part, which is about 2 km long:

The Monopteros, a classical little temple by Leo von Klenze on a hill.
The Chinese Tower, a 25 m wooden pagoda with an open-air beer garden with about 7,000 seats.
The Kleinhesseloher See lake, dug in 1803.
The Japanese Tea House, built for the 1972 Olympic Games.

The park is run by the Bavarian Administration of Palaces, Gardens and Lakes, the same one that runs Nymphenburg Palace.
When to go
The wave is surfed all year, provided the flow forms a surfable wave, from 5:30 to 22:00. For the English Garden, spring and summer are the season for the Chinese Tower beer garden and the meadows; in autumn, with the trees changing colour, the walk is quieter.
With children and with a dog
Children love watching the wave, but keep an eye on them on the bridge and away from the bank. In the park there is plenty of space to run. If you go with a dog, keep it on a lead by the wave and on the bridge, where people gather.
- **Deutsches Museum on the Isar Island** (4 h · Families and teenagers · Adult €18; ages 6 to 17, €11; family, €40): What it is
The Deutsches Museum is Munich's great science and technology museum, one of the largest in the world by exhibition area. It was founded in 1903 by the engineer Oskar von Miller, and its building on the Museumsinsel, an island in the River Isar, opened in 1925. In 2025 it received about 1.69 million visitors.
The museum has been undergoing renovation since 2015. The first half of the building reopened in July 2022 with new exhibitions, and the other half is closed for the duration of the second phase. That is why today you see 20 permanent exhibitions on about 20,000 m² and four floors, not the whole museum: check on its website what is open if you are looking for a specific hall.
What to see
Among the exhibitions that are open:

Historic and modern aviation: aircraft, engines, gliders and helicopters, with a flight simulator and demonstrations by the staff.
Astronautics: rockets, satellites and crewed flights.
Robotics, health, chemistry and agriculture and food, with many experiments that you start by pressing a button.
Musical instruments, from the Renaissance to today, with sound experiments.
Classical optics, with about 20 hands-on stations.
Bridges and hydraulic works: locks, bridges and why they stay up.
The model railway at 1:87 scale, which starts up several times a day.

Every day there are free guided tours, demonstrations and science shows: check the day's programme when you arrive.
Opening times
Open every day from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. The next closures are on 24, 25 and 31 December 2026 and 1 January 2027. In 2026 it also closed on Shrove Tuesday, Good Friday, 1 May and 1 November; expect similar dates in 2027.
Tickets

Adult: €18.
Reduced: €11, for children and young people aged 6 to 17, full-time students, people with disabilities and over-65s from Monday to Friday.
Family: €40, up to two adults with their children up to age 17.
Under-6s: free.

The museum recommends buying online in advance. The annual pass, €50, also includes the sites of the Verkehrszentrum (transport) and the Flugwerft Schleissheim (aviation).
How to get there
The address is Museumsinsel 1. You now enter through the glass building next to the Corneliusbrücke.

S-Bahn: Isartor or Rosenheimer Platz; from the latter, the descent to the museum is steep.
Tram 17, Deutsches Museum stop.
Metro U1 and U2, Fraunhoferstraße stop.
Bus 132 to Corneliusbrücke, or 52 and 62 to Baaderstraße.

There is no parking on the island and very little nearby; the museum advises against going by car. If there is no alternative, the public car parks at Baaderstraße 6, Hochstraße 5 and Rosenheimer Straße (Gasteig and City Hilton) are the closest.
How long
Allow half a day for the main parts; with curious children or if you like technology, the whole day. The museum's free app has an interactive map and an audio guide in 8 languages.
With children
The Kinderreich, on floor -1, beneath the aviation hall, is a hands-on science space designed for children aged 3 to 8. The app has a family tour of about 11 stations, roughly an hour. There are changing tables with a breastfeeding area on every floor. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. On weekdays there are fewer people: in school holidays and on rainy days it fills up.
Food, lockers and accessibility
The self-service restaurant Frau im Mond, on floor 2, has a rooftop terrace; in the lobby there is a café, and on floor 1, an area for eating what you bring. Eating and drinking are not allowed in the galleries. Lockers, with a €1 deposit, are in the upper lobby; small rucksacks may be taken in. The whole building is wheelchair accessible, and at the information desk they lend chairs and walkers.
Afterwards, cross the Isar and head up to the centre: Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel are a walk away.
- **Alte Pinakothek, and Sunday for €1** (2 h 30 · Adults · General admission €9; Sunday €1; under-18s, free): What it is
The Alte Pinakothek is Munich's museum of Old Master European painting, from the mid-fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth century. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria from Leo von Klenze, and opened on 16 October 1836. The collection goes back much further: it was begun by Duke Albert V in the sixteenth century. It displays more than 700 paintings in 19 galleries and 47 cabinets.
The building was badly damaged in the bombing of 1943 and 1944. Hans Döllgast rebuilt it between 1952 and 1957, and left visible, on the south facade, the patching of the wartime gaps, without restoring the decoration. Look at it from outside before you go in.
What to see
If you are short of time, look for these works:

Dürer: the self-portrait in a fur coat, from 1500, and the Four Apostles, from 1526.
Rubens: the Great Last Judgement, the largest painting in the museum.
Leonardo da Vinci: the Madonna of the Carnation, around 1473.
Raphael: the Canigiani Holy Family, around 1505.
Spanish painting: El Greco, Velázquez, Ribera, Zurbarán, Alonso Cano, Claudio Coello and Murillo, with the children eating grapes and melon, from 1645.

There are also Botticelli, Rembrandt, Brueghel the Elder, Poussin and Boucher.
While the Neue Pinakothek remains closed for building work, until 2029 according to the museum, a selection of its nineteenth-century painting is displayed on the ground floor of the east wing of the Alte Pinakothek and in the Sammlung Schack.
Opening times

Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00.
Tuesday and Wednesday, until 20:00.
Monday, closed.

Tickets

General: €9.
Reduced: €6, for over-65s, students and other groups with accreditation.
Sunday: €1.
Under-18s: free.
Combined ticket: €12 for the Alte Pinakothek, the Pinakothek der Moderne, the Museum Brandhorst and the Sammlung Schack on the same day. It does not include paid temporary exhibitions.

You can buy it in the Pinakotheken online shop or at the ticket office.
Visiting with your phone
The museum has a free web guide, "Pocket Guide | Alte Pinakothek Unframed", which opens on your phone without installing anything. It offers six tours for adults, four for children and one in easy-read language. Bring headphones.
How to get there
The address is Barer Straße 27, with the entrance on Theresienstraße, in the museum quarter (Kunstareal), a walk from Marienplatz.

Tram 27 or 28, Pinakotheken stop.
Bus 100, the museum line, or 58, Pinakotheken stop.
Metro: U2 at Königsplatz or Theresienstraße; U3 and U6 at Odeonsplatz or Universität; U4 and U5 at Odeonsplatz.

There is no parking nearby: go by public transport.
How long and accessibility
For the essentials, about 2 hours; to see it at leisure, 3. Bags larger than a sheet of A4 (30 × 20 × 10 cm) must be left in the cloakroom or the lockers on the ground floor. The main entrance is step-free, there are four lifts and all the galleries, the café and the shop are accessible. At the information desk they lend folding stools and two wheelchairs.
With children
Under-18s do not pay and the phone guide has four tours for children. For a family visit in Munich, the Deutsches Museum usually works better with the youngest; the Alte Pinakothek suits older children who already enjoy painting, on a short visit.
- **Münchner Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz** (2 h 30 · All ages · Free entry): The Marienplatz municipal market is the oldest and most central in Munich. It stands between the New Town Hall and St Peter's church, and extends along the Rindermarkt and the Kripperlmarkt, in front of the Alter Peter.
Dates and hours
In 2026 it opens on Friday 20 November and closes on Thursday 24 December. Hours are Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 21:00, Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00 and Christmas Eve from 10:00 to 14:00; on 27 November and 12 December some stalls may stay open until 22:00. On Sunday 22 November, Totensonntag, it is closed, like the city's other markets.
What there is
There are 138 stalls. The 22-metre tree, from Sauerlach, is lit on 20 November at 17:00 and stays illuminated until 6 January 2027. From the balcony of the New Town Hall, Advent music sounds from Sunday to Thursday from 17:15, for about 30 minutes. That same square has the Glockenspiel, the carillon that sounds at midday.
Children's programme and one-off dates
The Himmelswerkstatt, the Christmas workshop, runs from 26 November to 13 December, is free for children aged 6 to 12 and requires registration with the Munich Children's Museum; sessions are at 14:30 and 16:30 from the Fischbrunnen. On 25 November and 2, 9 and 16 December, at 16:30, there is folk singing under the tree in front of the Michaelskirche. On 13 December, from 15:00 to 17:00, the Krampuslauf parades, with more than 300 participants, from Augustinerstraße to the Old Town Hall.
How to get there
Get off at the Marienplatz station of the U3, U6 or S-Bahn lines. You do not need to come by car: the centre is full of pedestrian zones.

## Dónde comer
- **Hofbräuhaus München** (Restaurant, Munich (Altstadt), €€). Qué pedir: the crispy roast pork with dark-beer sauce and potato dumpling (€18.90), or two white sausages with sweet mustard before midday, with a half litre of Hofbräu Original.
- **Augustiner-Keller** (Restaurant, Munich (Maxvorstadt), €€). Qué pedir: a mug of Augustiner Edelstoff from a wooden barrel (€9) and, in the restaurant, the roast pork with potato dumpling and red cabbage (€17.90).
- **Tantris Maison Culinaire** (Restaurant, Munich (Schwabing), €€€€). Qué pedir: if you are under 35, the midday Menu Jeune (four courses with aperitif, wine and coffee, €150 per person); otherwise, the Tantris DNA menu, with the cheese and desserts from the trolley.

## By plane: Direct flight to Munich and the S-Bahn from the airport to the centre
Munich has its own airport, Munich-Franz Josef Strauss (MUC), with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, Alicante, Palma and several Canary Islands airports. It is about 30 km north-east of the city: the S-Bahn drops you in the centre in about 40 minutes and you do not need a car at any point of the trip.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel Torbräu** (The city's oldest hotel, desde 145 € / night): An inn since 1490 beside the Isartor
The Torbräu is right next to the Isartor, one of Munich's medieval gates, where Tal street begins and climbs to Marienplatz. The hotel itself tells its history: the first innkeeper received travellers here in 1490, in 1565 a brewer added a brewery to it and in 1810 the Torbräu's tavern-keeper was responsible for feeding the burghers at the wedding of the future King Ludwig I, the celebration from which the Oktoberfest was born. Since 1903 it has been run by the Kirchlechner family, now in its fourth generation, who have modernised it completely. On the first-floor staircase there is a small museum room with the history of the house.
The rooms
There are seven categories, from the basic single to the suite, with starting prices published on its website: basic single from €145, Basic Queen from €165, standard double from €200, superior from €220, deluxe from €280, junior suite from €300 and suite from €430. The standard double has about 20 m², a 1.80 m double bed with separate mattresses, adjustable air conditioning, satellite television, safe, soundproofed windows and a bathroom with shower or bath. The deluxe rises to 30 m², with sofa, rain shower or bath, bathrobe and L'Occitane toiletries. Wifi is included in all. If you need two separate beds or connecting rooms for travelling with children, the hotel says it arranges this on request.
Eating and drinking
On the ground floor is the Schapeau, an Italian restaurant with its own website, and the Klimt-Bar, decorated with Gustav Klimt motifs, with chaise longues and a piano. The bar is open Tuesday to Thursday from 15:30 to 23:00 and Friday and Saturday until midnight, with a happy hour Tuesday to Thursday from 19:00 to 20:00. Reception can also get tickets for concerts, theatre or football if you ask in good time.
Getting there
From the airport, the S8 S-Bahn drops you at Isartor stop, a couple of minutes away: leave by the Völkerkundemuseum exit and follow the signs for Viktualienmarkt and Tal. From the main station, any S-Bahn towards Ostbahnhof as far as Isartor. The hotel says it has parking next to the door, but does not publish the price. On foot you have the Marienplatz Glockenspiel five minutes away, the Hofbräuhaus another five and the Deutsches Museum about ten, across the Isar.
- **Hotel Mariandl and Café am Beethovenplatz** (Belle Époque without a lift, desde 84 € / night): A hotel of around 1900 above a café
The Mariandl occupies the upper floors of a Belle Époque house, built around 1900 and protected as a monument, on Goethestraße, next to Beethovenplatz. Downstairs is the Café am Beethovenplatz, a café with coffered ceilings in red and white and glass lamps, where live musicians play every day without raising the volume. The hotel warns you of what it does not have: no flat-screen televisions, no carpet, no lift, no lobby. You are handed the key at the café's mahogany bar and climb the original oak staircase, already worn. Upstairs there is antique furniture, parquet more than a hundred years old, marble, plaster ceilings and chandeliers.
The rooms and prices
Almost all have their own bathroom and toilet, some with a freestanding bath; a few share a shower in the corridor or have it across from the door, and cost less. The website publishes three rates. In normal season, a double with shower in the corridor from €84, a double with its own shower from €99 and a double with bath from €135; a single with shower, from €89. At trade fairs they go up (a double with shower, from €178) and at the Oktoberfest there is a fixed price: €178 for a double with shower and €198 with bath. An extra bed costs from €45. Breakfast is a buffet in the ground-floor café; the website does not say whether it is included in the price, so check when you book.
Getting there and parking
From the airport, take the S1 or S8 S-Bahn to the main station (the hotel estimates about €10) and then walk ten minutes along Goethestraße, or take bus 58 to the Beethovenplatz stop. The nearest U-Bahn stations are Sendlinger Tor and Goetheplatz (U3 and U6). There is no parking of its own and the street is pay-and-display; at reception they sell a parking permit reduced to €5 for 24 hours. The Oktoberfest, on the Theresienwiese, is about 500 metres away.
- **Wombat's City Hostel Munich Hauptbahnhof** (For a low budget next to the station): Where it is
On Senefelderstraße, right next to Munich's main station, the Hauptbahnhof. It is the best location if you arrive on the airport S-Bahn or by train and want to drop your rucksack without going round in circles. Karlsplatz (Stachus), where the pedestrian zone leading to Marienplatz begins, is round the corner, and the Theresienwiese of the Oktoberfest is about ten minutes' walk away. From the station leave the U-Bahn, S-Bahn and trams to everywhere, including the 17 towards Nymphenburg.
The rooms
Wombat's is a small chain of hostels that started in Vienna. Here it has shared dorms of several types (the classic ones, the "social" ones for meeting people, the "quiet" ones with earplugs for sleeping and the women-only ones) and private double rooms, some with a terrace. All rooms have their own shower and toilet, which is unusual in a hostel. The bunks are 90 x 200 cm, each bed has a socket and a phone holder and each guest has a locker with a socket. Sheets are included and sleeping bags are not allowed; towels are booked separately, except in the doubles, where they come provided.
The minimum age is 18: minors can only stay with their guardian and in a private room. You can stay at most ten nights in a thirty-day period.
Breakfast, bar and common areas
Breakfast is a buffet from 7:00 to 10:30 for €9.50, with ham and cheese sliced to order, hummus, porridge, granola with yoghurt, fruit and bread, and unlimited coffee and tea; under-6s do not pay. In the building there is an inner courtyard with a glass roof and trees, the WomBAR, where almost every night something is on (concerts, parties, yoga in the morning), and the WomCAFÉ. There is a guest kitchen, a laundry, luggage storage before check-in and after check-out, and hire of hairdryers, adapters or irons at reception, which is open 24 hours.

## Car-free: Munich without a car
Munich is explored on foot in the old town and by U-Bahn, S-Bahn and tram for the rest. A car is a nuisance: parking in the centre is expensive and nothing needs one. From the airport to the centre you also get there by S-Bahn.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–170 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Torbräu** (The city's oldest hotel, desde 145 € / night): An inn since 1490 beside the Isartor
The Torbräu is right next to the Isartor, one of Munich's medieval gates, where Tal street begins and climbs to Marienplatz. The hotel itself tells its history: the first innkeeper received travellers here in 1490, in 1565 a brewer added a brewery to it and in 1810 the Torbräu's tavern-keeper was responsible for feeding the burghers at the wedding of the future King Ludwig I, the celebration from which the Oktoberfest was born. Since 1903 it has been run by the Kirchlechner family, now in its fourth generation, who have modernised it completely. On the first-floor staircase there is a small museum room with the history of the house.
The rooms
There are seven categories, from the basic single to the suite, with starting prices published on its website: basic single from €145, Basic Queen from €165, standard double from €200, superior from €220, deluxe from €280, junior suite from €300 and suite from €430. The standard double has about 20 m², a 1.80 m double bed with separate mattresses, adjustable air conditioning, satellite television, safe, soundproofed windows and a bathroom with shower or bath. The deluxe rises to 30 m², with sofa, rain shower or bath, bathrobe and L'Occitane toiletries. Wifi is included in all. If you need two separate beds or connecting rooms for travelling with children, the hotel says it arranges this on request.
Eating and drinking
On the ground floor is the Schapeau, an Italian restaurant with its own website, and the Klimt-Bar, decorated with Gustav Klimt motifs, with chaise longues and a piano. The bar is open Tuesday to Thursday from 15:30 to 23:00 and Friday and Saturday until midnight, with a happy hour Tuesday to Thursday from 19:00 to 20:00. Reception can also get tickets for concerts, theatre or football if you ask in good time.
Getting there
From the airport, the S8 S-Bahn drops you at Isartor stop, a couple of minutes away: leave by the Völkerkundemuseum exit and follow the signs for Viktualienmarkt and Tal. From the main station, any S-Bahn towards Ostbahnhof as far as Isartor. The hotel says it has parking next to the door, but does not publish the price. On foot you have the Marienplatz Glockenspiel five minutes away, the Hofbräuhaus another five and the Deutsches Museum about ten, across the Isar.
- **Hotel Mariandl and Café am Beethovenplatz** (Belle Époque without a lift, desde 84 € / night): A hotel of around 1900 above a café
The Mariandl occupies the upper floors of a Belle Époque house, built around 1900 and protected as a monument, on Goethestraße, next to Beethovenplatz. Downstairs is the Café am Beethovenplatz, a café with coffered ceilings in red and white and glass lamps, where live musicians play every day without raising the volume. The hotel warns you of what it does not have: no flat-screen televisions, no carpet, no lift, no lobby. You are handed the key at the café's mahogany bar and climb the original oak staircase, already worn. Upstairs there is antique furniture, parquet more than a hundred years old, marble, plaster ceilings and chandeliers.
The rooms and prices
Almost all have their own bathroom and toilet, some with a freestanding bath; a few share a shower in the corridor or have it across from the door, and cost less. The website publishes three rates. In normal season, a double with shower in the corridor from €84, a double with its own shower from €99 and a double with bath from €135; a single with shower, from €89. At trade fairs they go up (a double with shower, from €178) and at the Oktoberfest there is a fixed price: €178 for a double with shower and €198 with bath. An extra bed costs from €45. Breakfast is a buffet in the ground-floor café; the website does not say whether it is included in the price, so check when you book.
Getting there and parking
From the airport, take the S1 or S8 S-Bahn to the main station (the hotel estimates about €10) and then walk ten minutes along Goethestraße, or take bus 58 to the Beethovenplatz stop. The nearest U-Bahn stations are Sendlinger Tor and Goetheplatz (U3 and U6). There is no parking of its own and the street is pay-and-display; at reception they sell a parking permit reduced to €5 for 24 hours. The Oktoberfest, on the Theresienwiese, is about 500 metres away.
- **Wombat's City Hostel Munich Hauptbahnhof** (For a low budget next to the station): Where it is
On Senefelderstraße, right next to Munich's main station, the Hauptbahnhof. It is the best location if you arrive on the airport S-Bahn or by train and want to drop your rucksack without going round in circles. Karlsplatz (Stachus), where the pedestrian zone leading to Marienplatz begins, is round the corner, and the Theresienwiese of the Oktoberfest is about ten minutes' walk away. From the station leave the U-Bahn, S-Bahn and trams to everywhere, including the 17 towards Nymphenburg.
The rooms
Wombat's is a small chain of hostels that started in Vienna. Here it has shared dorms of several types (the classic ones, the "social" ones for meeting people, the "quiet" ones with earplugs for sleeping and the women-only ones) and private double rooms, some with a terrace. All rooms have their own shower and toilet, which is unusual in a hostel. The bunks are 90 x 200 cm, each bed has a socket and a phone holder and each guest has a locker with a socket. Sheets are included and sleeping bags are not allowed; towels are booked separately, except in the doubles, where they come provided.
The minimum age is 18: minors can only stay with their guardian and in a private room. You can stay at most ten nights in a thirty-day period.
Breakfast, bar and common areas
Breakfast is a buffet from 7:00 to 10:30 for €9.50, with ham and cheese sliced to order, hummus, porridge, granola with yoghurt, fruit and bread, and unlimited coffee and tea; under-6s do not pay. In the building there is an inner courtyard with a glass roof and trees, the WomBAR, where almost every night something is on (concerts, parties, yoga in the morning), and the WomCAFÉ. There is a guest kitchen, a laundry, luggage storage before check-in and after check-out, and hire of hairdryers, adapters or irons at reception, which is open 24 hours.

## As a family: A Big City You Can Cover on Foot

Munich is comfortable with children: a pedestrian centre, enormous parks and museums with family prices or free for minors.

### What works best
The Glockenspiel at Marienplatz at 11

The Eisbach surfers and the English Garden

The Deutsches Museum, with a €40 family ticket

### Where to sleep
Near an S-Bahn or metro stop in the centre

Apartments in Maxvorstadt or Haidhausen

### Where to eat
Beer gardens in the English Garden

Markets and bakeries in the centre

### Keep in mind
At Nymphenburg under-18s go in free

At the Oktoberfest, go by day and on weekdays

### Qué hacer as a family
- Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese, 18 September to 3 October 2027
- Nymphenburg Palace, Its Pavilions and the Park
- Marienplatz and the New Town Hall Glockenspiel
- English Garden and the Eisbach Wave
- Deutsches Museum on the Isar Island

## With teenagers: Science, Urban Surfing and the Most Famous Festival

For teenagers, Munich has the rhythm of a big city: an easy metro for getting around on their own, an enormous technology museum and the Oktoberfest.

### What works best
The Deutsches Museum, a long half day

The Eisbach wave, to watch the surfers

The Oktoberfest by day, with rides and the Oide Wiesn

### Where to sleep
Near the main station, well connected

Hostels in the centre

### Where to eat
Food stalls in the markets in the centre

Pretzels and Weisswurst as an experience

### Keep in mind
At the Oktoberfest bags of 3 litres maximum are allowed

Swimming in the Eisbach is forbidden

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese, 18 September to 3 October 2027
- Nymphenburg Palace, Its Pavilions and the Park
- English Garden and the Eisbach Wave
- Deutsches Museum on the Isar Island

## With friends: Munich with friends: chestnut trees, steins and a wave in the middle of a park

In Munich a group's plan is to sit down. A beer garden with five thousand seats, a beer hall from 1589 and, if the calendar coincides, the Wiesn. Between one stein and the next comes what you do not expect: surfers on a fixed wave on the Eisbach, inside the English Garden.

### What works best
Oktoberfest: from 18 September to 3 October 2027, with free entry and tents from 10:00 to 23:30. Tables are booked with each tent; on weekdays and in the morning there is usually room without a booking.

English Garden and the Eisbach wave: you watch for free from the bridge and carry on to the Chinese Tower.

Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel: it sounds free at 11 and 12, and at 17:00 from March to October; it works as a meeting point.

Deutsches Museum: €18 per adult, open daily from 9 to 17, for a rainy day.

Nymphenburg Palace: the park is free and the combined ticket costs €16 in winter and €20 in summer; a morning stroll after the night before.

### Sleeping
Wombat's City Hostel Munich Hauptbahnhof: next to the central station, with dormitories and double rooms, all with their own bathroom, a bar, café and kitchen.

### Eating
Augustiner-Keller: a 5,000-seat beer garden under chestnut trees, with Edelstoff from a wooden barrel at €9 a stein and an area where you can bring your own food.

Hofbräuhaus: the Bavarian court's beer hall, with live music every day; roast pork with a potato dumpling costs €18.90.

### Bear in mind
At the Eisbach, swimming is forbidden and only those with river-wave experience surf: watch from the bridge.

At the Wiesn, table booking is done with each tent and only for the inside: if you are a big group, do it early.

At the Augustiner-Keller you can bring your own food to the designated area, but the stein is bought there.

### Qué hacer with friends
- Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese, 18 September to 3 October 2027
- Nymphenburg Palace, Its Pavilions and the Park
- Marienplatz and the New Town Hall Glockenspiel
- English Garden and the Eisbach Wave
- Deutsches Museum on the Isar Island

## Consejos

### Museums on Sunday
The Alte Pinakothek costs €1 on Sundays.

### Glockenspiel at 11
At 12 it is more crowded. Arrive ten minutes early.

### Under-18s do not pay at Nymphenburg
Free entry up to age 18.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### When is the 2027 Oktoberfest?
From 18 September to 3 October 2027, on the Theresienwiese. Entry is free.

### How many days do you need?
Two or three: the old town and the English Garden, museums, and Nymphenburg.

### Is it a good city with children?
Yes: the Glockenspiel, the surfers on the Eisbach, Nymphenburg park and the Deutsches Museum, free for under-6s.

### Can you surf on the Eisbach?
It has been permitted again since May 2026, for experienced surfers only. Watching is free.