Munich, Germany
Oktoberfest: Getting There
OKTOBERFEST,
Everything You Need To Know
Oktoberfest 2012: September 22 (Sat) thru October 7 (Sun).
Be a part of the Oktoberfest in Munich this year when the world's largest folk festival celebrates its 202nd birthday! You're welcome to come with me on tour or use the information I've penned below for you to do it yourself. (But I'll tell you now, you'll be hard-pressed to do it cheaper than what I offer on my tour.)
Watch my Oktoberfest 2011 video here.
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Getting There
GPS: N48˚ 08.172 - E11˚ 32.992, coordinates to the front, or north, entrance of the Oktoberfest fairgrounds.
Railers, as my hand-drawn map below illustrates, from the main train station you can either ride the subway one stop to Theresienwiese (U4 or U5, enter opposite track 11) or by foot it’s an easy 10-min walk—exit on the Bayerstrasse side of the station (right off platform) and cross at the traffic signal into Goethestrasse. Continue straight along Goethestrasse two blocks and make a right onto Landwehrstrasse. Behind the magnificent church in front of you is the Oktoberfest. Note: From atop the magnificent church (St. Paul’s) is an equally magnificent view (2.50€/adult, 252 dizzying steps).
Drivers, to beat the traffic, your best bet is to ride the subway straight to the fairgrounds (see Railers above). Pull into a Park+Ride (P+R) located outside the city, off the autobahn. (Make sure the P+R is connected with public transportation, i.e. the subway.) But if you prefer to drive as close as you can to the fairgrounds, from the autobahn head towards Munich. Eventually, you’ll come across (or merge with) the so-called the Mittlerer Ring—take this West and exit at Landsberger Strasse, then head straight towards the city (Zentrum). The fairground (Festwiese) is within a few kilometers. Be patient; traffic may be snarled. Park in a garage or wherever you can legally then follow the crowds to the festival. Prost!
Lost & Found, Police and First Aid, (GPS: N48˚ 07.945 - E11˚ 32.853).
Behind the Schottenhamel tent (west side of fairgrounds) you’ll see a white balloon in the sky with a red cross; the balloon is tethered to the command center for police (Polizei), medical personnel (Erste Hilfe), and Lost & Found (Festleitung, daily 9:00-23:00). Note: Lost items are kept here until shortly after the closure of the festival, at which time they are shuttled over to the Lost & Found head office (Hauptfundbüro, Mon-Fri 8:00-12:00, located at Oetztaler Strasse 19, Munich-Sendling, U6 Harras) but only until the end of January (have a local person phone them in advance for you to get the latest information).
I hand-drew the following map to give you a better idea of the short distance from the main train station (locally Hauptbahnhof) to the fairgrounds.
Click here for the Introduction
Click here for Facts & Tips
Click here for the Beer Tents
(This page was last updated October 2011)
COMMENTS
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