Munich travel guide: All you need to know for your UEFA Champions League final 2025 trip

With almost 1.5 million residents and an easy-to-navigate public transport (including U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams and buses across the city), there are loads of places to stay in Munich.

Hunting down the best budget Munich hotels, hostels, and rentals? Just scroll through the interactive map below to find the accommodation that works best for you.

If you’re looking to be in the centre, look for hostels and hotels around Marienplatz and the Old Town to be right in the centre. Whilst this can get a little bit costly during peak times, this will be the easiest way to access all the culture, restaurants and breweries in the centre of Munich.

Otherwise, the neighbourhoods of the city make for a good set-up, with Munich broken up into lots of different spaces for different itineraries. If you’re looking for nightlife and breweries, Giesing and Glockenbachviertel are known for their alternative scene with trendy pubs and hangouts to choose from - the latter being known as the hub for the queer scene. For somewhere a little more low-key, take to Haidhausen, with good links you can jump into the city and full of playgrounds and coffee shops for those family days out.

Known as the home of Oktoberfest, Munich is known for its history and culture, as well as being a hub for sports, hosting the Allianz Arena just north of the city. So, whether you want to dive into the history of the Bavarian capital or venture through the markets and restaurants, there’s something for everyone.

Can’t make your mind up? Venture through the interactive map below to see all of the hotspots and their distance from the Marienplatz - and you can even book onto a tour or two whilst you’re at it.

For those football and sports fans out there, you’ll want to take a trip to Allianz Arena, which hosts regular matches with Bayern Munich hosting their home matches in the stadium. With this, you’ll find the FC Bayern Munich Museum inside the arena, where you can take tours and trips to explore the trophy-winning history of the team.

If that’s not enough sports for you, visit the Olympiapark. Constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics, it is now a space for cultural festivals and events and home to the Olympic Hall and Olympic Tower. You’ll also find another massive stadium here, the Olympiastadion, which hosts live music and events regularly.

It wouldn’t be a trip to Munich without sussing out the generous beer culture of the city. With it being the main host for the Oktoberfest, you’ll find major breweries all across Munich, as well as masses of beer houses, gardens and pubs to park up at.

In the centre near Marienplatz is Altstadt Old Town, with historical sights to explore. Look to the Viktualienmarkt to enjoy fresh local produce and brews to taste, or head to the New Town Hall, which hosts the city government, including the council, offices of the mayor and the administration.

Hailed as the beer capital of the world and home to Germany’s traditional Oktoberfest, maybe one of the most important parts of Munich culture is its love for beer.

If you want to taste the real stuff - local Munich beer - head to one of the six official breweries: Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, and Spaten. These six are the only breweries allowed to label their beer as Münchner Bier and provide the beer for the Oktoberfest festival every year. And, the beer halls don’t stop there. Whilst you can visit, taste and enjoy the beers at all of these six breweries, there are a myriad of beer cellars, gardens and pubs lining the streets in Munich, so you’ll have a chance to sit back and enjoy the drink of Germany easily.

For cocktails, wine and cosy bars to curl up in, the drinks scene, bars and clubs in Munich extend widely past just beer and breweries. Once you’ve tried a beer hall or two, head to the cocktail bars dotted across the city. Zephyr bar south of the centre offers trendy decor with local German gins to taste, whilst Bürgerhaus Glockenbachwerkstatt is a cultural hub putting on live music and outdoor seating for those easy summer hangouts.

Outdoor settings your kinda thing? Check out Chinesischer Turm, a massive outdoor space in the heart of the Englischer Garten (a must-see for nature lovers), that can hold up to 7,000 visitors. Stroll through the park before stopping off here for garden drinks with local food options and drinks to choose from.

In Germany, you’ll find a host of traditional dishes to enjoy, like schnitzel and weisswurst, across the country, including the stomping grounds of Munich. And, with the city being the Bavarian capital, you’ll also find the Schmalznudel doughnut and Schweinbraten (roast pork) to taste to your heart's content.

When it comes to eating, then, you’ll have enough choice from the best restaurants in Munich to fill up sufficiently. Look to the cellar restaurant of Ratskeller or the buzzing Augustiner Klosterwirt for local hearty dishes located around the centre of Marienplatz. For more international eats, you can enjoy DO & CO, Pizzarei and Brenna for European-inspired choices, or head to the Secret Garden just south of the centre for a spot of sushi.

If you can get your hands on a ticket right inside one of the Munich stadiums, you’ll be in good hands for an impressive match. For Bayern Munich home games, go to theAllianz Arena, or look for 1860 Munich games at Grünwalder Stadion.

When major football tournaments roll around, keep your eyes peeled for Munich’s official (and very popular) Fan Zones. The Olympiapark and Marienplatz areas will transform into massive hubs where you can grab a beer and watch the game on large screens. Expect lots of cheering and great vibes to go along with it.

In Munich, there are a huge number of pubs, beer gardens, and venues that will show games on screens regularly. You might want to search up sports bars like The Keg Bar, Ned Kelly’s, or Stadion an der Schleißheimer Straße to catch a glimpse of games whilst they’re live, depending on when you take your trip to Munich.

How to get tickets for the Allianz Arena

If you’re looking to secure some tickets to the Allianz Arena, there are matches on regularly, including Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga league games. Head to the official Allianz Arena website to get your tickets to the matches whilst they're still available. If you're looking for some last-minute choices, you can also head to second-hand ticket sellers that offer you a seat at the games. Head to popular, large second-hand ticket options, like Stubhub.ie, so you know what you're getting.

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Trying to secure Champions League Final tickets for PSG vs Inter Milan? The respective clubs and UEFA had 64,500 seats on offer through the official ticket portals for the game on the 31st May 2025. These platforms typically have application ballot systems due to the high demand for the final, so you may have missed out on securing your seat at the final.

Fret not, though. If you haven’t managed to get your hands on any tickets, second-hand ticket retailers can be a good bet to get some last-minute Champions League Final tickets. Look to leading retailers like StubHub to get a chance to grab a seat at the final.

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