This guide of Munich in two days It is designed to get to know all the interesting places of one of the most important and beautiful cities in Germany, where its historical center stands out, which can be explored perfectly on foot, while to visit the farthest points, you have the efficient German metro and train .
After knowing the most famous places in Munich on the first day such as Marienplatz, Englischer Garten and Residenz, on this second day you will stroll through the most popular market in the city, Viktualienmarkt and other interesting sites that are further from the center such as the Palace from Nymphenburg and the Olympiapark.
Using the experience of the time we spent in the city during our trip to Bavaria in 4 days, we have made this practical guide to know the best of Munich in 2 days. We start!
Recommended hotel in Munich
Our recommended accommodation for Munich in a weekend or two days is the Hotel Eder, located next to the main train station, with connection to the airport and 5 minutes from the old town. In addition to its magnificent location, the hotel has a 24-hour reception, a breakfast with a good product and one of the best quality / price ratios in the city.
For more information on the best hotels and neighborhoods you can consult this post of where to stay in Munich.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel or center of Munich
The best ways to get from the airport to your hotel in the city are:
- Bus: The Lufthansa Airport Bus will take you to the Central Station in 45 minutes for about 11 euros.
- Train: S1 and S8 trains, which operate from 04h to 01h, will take you to the center of Munich in 30 minutes for about 12 euros.
- Cab: The price of the taxi to a hotel located in the center is about 50 euros.
- Private transport: With a price higher than the taxi, a driver will wait for you at the airport, with a sign with your name, which will take you directly to your hotel. You can book it here.
For more information on the transfer you can check this post on how to go from Munich airport to the center.
Tips for traveling to Munich
This list of practical tips will help you prepare your trip to Munich:
- Many public museums have free admission on Sundays, keep that in mind if you want to save on your trip.
- A good way to get to know the history and curiosities of the city is to book this free tour of Munich or this guided tour of the center, both with a guide in Spanish.
- Take advantage of the good weather to buy food and eat in a Biergarten, next to a large German beer mug.
- You will save money on public transport by buying the one-day pass, which includes the transfer by train from the airport.
- If you do not have much time you can do well to book the tourist bus, which stops at all the attractions of the city.
- Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
For more recommendations you can consult this post of tips for traveling to Munich essential.
First day in Munich
The first day of Munich in 2 days Start with a walk through Englischer Garten, the best park in the city where you can not miss the part of the river where surfers are seen practicing with an artificial wave.
After a long walk in the park, you will head towards the center by first visiting Odeonsplatz, a beautiful square that stands out for its historic buildings, the Feldherrnhalle monument and the Church of the Teatinos in addition to the Hofgarten, another of the city's most beautiful gardens, located next to the square.
The next stop is the Residenz, a huge palace that has in its rooms decorated with tapestries, one of the great reasons to visit it and we recommend you not to get lost. A good option to learn more about the history of the palace is to book this guided tour in Spanish.
After the visit, you will regain strength with the overwhelming Bavarian food and the huge beer mugs in the popular Hofbräuhaus brewery, which also played an important role in history, with the dissemination in the form of speeches by the Nazi movement by Hitler.
You can know all the places related to this black stage of history by booking this Third Reich tour with a guide in Spanish.
Hofbrauhaus Brewery
The route of Munich in two days, continue in the afternoon with a visit to the most beautiful square in the city, Marienplatz where you can not miss the visit to the New Town Hall, the Santa Maria Column, the Fountain of Fischbrunnen and the Old Town Hall. The best viewpoint of the historic center and the square is up one of the towers of the nearby Church of San Pedro.
After visiting this church, we recommend a nice walk to the Isar Gate, one of which gave access to the walled city in medieval times.
The next stop is in front of the beautiful façade of the Hirmer Stammhauses, located on the Neuhauserstrasse shopping street, one of the best things to do in Munich, where in addition to touring it, we advise you to get lost in one of its adjacent streets to see the Frauenkirche and the church of San Miguel.
Hirmer Stammhauses
Neuhauserstrasse ends at Karlsplatz, a lively square where the Palace of Justice is located and another of the old access doors to the wall, which you can not miss either.
To finish in the best way the first day of Munich on a weekendWe suggest you have a good pork knuckle or the famous sausages in Zum Augustiner, one of the most recommended places in the city.
(Extended information of the first day here)
Map of the first day of Munich in two days
What to see in Munich in two days
The second day to see in Munich in two days It begins with a visit to the Nymphenburg Palace that opens at 9 in the morning. This huge summer residence impresses with its fantastic baroque architecture and the works of art that are inside where, in addition to touring some of the best rooms such as the Stone Hall or the Courtyard of the Stables, it is advisable to invest time in the huge English garden with several pavilions, which surrounds the palace.
To get to the palace you will have to take the S-Bahn, any line except 7, which will take you to the Laim stop. From this stop there are about 20 minutes walk to the palace that you can also travel with bus 15, getting off at the Schloss Nymphenburg stop.
Nymphenburg Palace
Another great option to occupy the morning of this day is to book the excursion to the Dachau concentration camp with a guide in Spanish, considered one of the best excursions in Munich.
Although we know that the visit to a Concentration Camp is not pleasant, we believe it is essential to be aware of the sad events that occurred there. To arrive by public transport to the field you can take the train line S2, from the central station in the direction of Dachau / Petershausen which takes about 25 minutes. Once in Dachau you have to get on bus 726 towards “Saubachsiedlung” that will leave you at the entrance of the concentration camp.
Dachau concentration camp
After the visit to the palace or the concentration camp, you will return to the city center to enter the beautiful Asam church, the second stop of the day. This small 18th-century church stands out for its rich interior decoration where Baroque and Rococo styles are mixed. When you leave the church, you can walk a few meters to the Sendlingtor, the oldest gate that gave access to the walled city of Munich in medieval times.
Asam Church
The route of Munich in 2 days Continue on the Viktualienmarkt market, another of the essential places to visit in Munich. This large outdoor market, which closes on Sundays, has more than 140 food stalls, flowers, and other products, which make it, especially in good weather, a perfect place to try quality local products alongside a Good beer mug in his well-known biergarten.
If the weather is bad or the food doesn't convince you, you can go to Schrannenhalle, a beautiful market covered with gourmet food stalls in which for dessert we suggest you go to the Chougaterie Beluga, to devour a delicious cake or a hot chocolate accompanied by a nice coffee.
Viktualienmarkt
To start the afternoon of Munich on a weekend We recommend you take the metro line U3 to the Olympiazentrum stop where the BMW Museum is located and where the evolution of this famous brand throughout history is shown through a large exhibition. We who are not big motor enthusiasts, we have to confess that we loved the design of the building, old and racing cars, motorcycles and prototypes.
Next to the Museum is the BMW Factory, where you can see the whole process of manufacturing a car. To make this guided tour you must pre-book through this email If you are a big fan of the brand, you can also visit the BMW Welt, a spectacular dealership.
Visit the BMW Museum in Munich in 2 days
Near these enclosures is the Olympiapark, a huge green lung where locals and tourists take quiet walks or practice sports and from which you can get the best views from the Olympiaturm television tower of almost 300 meters.
Also in this park, built for the 1972 Olympic Games, you will find the great sports venues of the city as the impressive Olympic stadium.
Olympiapark
After a pleasant walk in the park, you can return to the center with the same metro line. In the center we propose to say goodbye to you Munich in two days dining traditional food in the restaurant Zum Alten Markt or in the Zwickl - Gastlichkeit.
And to put the icing on the getaway you can take a nice walk to Marienplatz, to see the illuminated square and town hall and say goodbye with the best view of the city.
If you have one more day, you can follow this Munich guide in 3 days.
Map of the route through Munich on a weekend
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