This guide of Munich in 3 daysIt has several walking and public transport routes, so you don't miss out on any important place in the city.
During the first two days you will have known the most essential places in the city such as the Odeonsplatz and Marienplatz squares, the Viktualienmarkt market, the Englischer Garten garden, the BMW Museum and the Royal and Nymphenburg palaces. On this third day, we propose you to know some of the wonders that are closest to the city, such as Neuschwanstein Castle or the beautiful city of Salzburg.
Based on the experience of our visit to Salzburg during the trip to Austria and the visit to Neuschwanstein Castle during the trip to Bavaria in 4 days, we have made this guide to know The best of Munich in three days. We start!
Practical advice for traveling to Munich
This list of practical tips will help you prepare your trip to Munich:
- To get to your hotel from the international airport, you have several transport options: train, bus, taxi or book the direct transfer to the hotel. For more information you can consult this post on how to go from Munich airport to the center.
- If you are going to use public transport several times, you will save money by buying the one-day pass, which includes the transfer by train from the airport.
- To not waste much time on commuting in the Munich in 3 days We recommend the Hotel Eder, located near the main station and the historic center, 24-hour reception and great value for money. For more information you can consult this post about where to stay in Munich.
- On Sunday many public museums are free, keep that in mind to save money.
- The best way to get to know the history of the city is to book this free tour of Munich for free! or this guided tour, both with a guide in Spanish.
- If the weather is nice, take the opportunity to buy food to go and find a place in a Biergarten, to enjoy a unique picnic.
- If you have little time or want to move comfortably you can book the Munich tourist bus, which stops at all the places of interest.
- 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.
For more recommendations you can consult this post of tips for traveling to Munich essential.
First day in Munich
The Munich in 3 days It begins with a quiet walk through our favorite city park, Englischer Garten in which the real star is not the Chinese Tower, the Japanese Tea House or the Monopteros, but an artificial wave that forms in the Eisbach River and they use Surfers to practice.
After the walk, you can head towards the center, passing through Odeonsplatz, one of the most beautiful squares in the city where we recommend you to enter the Church of the Theatine and see the Feldherrnhalle monument. Right next to the square is the beautiful Hofgarten Renaissance garden.
Odeonsplatz
The next morning visit is the Royal Palace, one of the essential places to visit in Munich, where inside you can enjoy countless beautiful rooms decorated with tapestries.
When you leave the palace you can stop along the way, to eat at the popular brewery Hofbräuhaus, one of the best things to do in Munich despite the fact that the building has a sad history, for being used by Hitler to give the first speeches of the Nazi movement.
This story and others that hide in different parts of the city can be known by booking the Third Reich tour with a guide in Spanish.
The itinerary of Munich in three days, continue with the arrival at Marienplatz, where you can see the spectacular New Town Hall, epicenter of the old town.
New Town Hall on the Marienplatz
In addition to the town hall, in the square there is the Column of Santa Maria, Fountain of Fischbrunnen and the Old Town Hall as well as the tower of the Church of San Pedro, where you can not stop climbing to enjoy the best views of the square.
When leaving the church we suggest you walk until you reach the Isar Gate, one of the 3 access doors to the wall, which are preserved from medieval times. The remaining time of this first day can be dedicated to the Neuhauserstrasse shopping street, where you can see the beautiful Hirmer Stammhauses house, visit the Cathedral and enter the Church of San Miguel.
The first day of Munich in 3 days It ends at the Karlsplatz square, where the Palace of Justice and another old gateway to the wall.
For dinner we recommend you approach Zum Augustiner, where you can eat the overwhelming Bavarian dishes in which you can not miss the pork knuckle and apple strudel.
(Extended information of the first day here)
Map of the first day of Munich in three days <
Second day in Munich
The second day of Munich in three days It starts at 9 in the morning with a visit to the Nymphenburg Palace in which after touring all its impressive halls, you can stroll through its huge English garden.
At the end of the visit you can return to the center of Munich, to continue with the route, with the S-Bahn train from the Laim stop.
Another good option for the morning of this day is to book the excursion to the Dachau concentration camp with a guide in Spanish.
If you don't want to do it with a guide, you can reach the concentration camp by combining the S2 train line and the 726 bus, in just over half an hour.
The next morning stop in Munich is in the small Asam church, with a beautiful interior decoration, which we recommend not to miss. A few meters from the church, is Sendlingtor, another of the old access doors to the medieval city.
Asam Church
As lunchtime approaches, we recommend you go to Viktualienmarkt, an open-air market full of fresh produce where you can buy food and devour it in its beautiful biergarten. Another good option to eat undercover is the Schrannenhalle market, a specialist in gourmet food and for dessert nothing better than a delicious cake or hot chocolate in the famous Beluga Chocolate.
The afternoon of Munich in 3 days Start arriving at the BMW Museum with the U3 subway line where you can see a wide collection of motor vehicles of all time that have made this famous brand great. Other interesting buildings you can visit from BMW are the assembly factory and the BMW Welt dealership.
Keep in mind that a few meters from these enclosures is the Olympiapark, a huge park that is perfect for walking and seeing the Olympic facilities in which, in order to have the best perspective of the park, you can climb the almost 300 Olympiaturm tower meters
Olympiapark
For dinner you can return to the center of Munich with the same metro line and dine at one of the most recommended restaurants in the center such as Zwickl - Gastlichkeit or Zum Alten Markt.
To end the second day of Munich in three days nothing better than a walk under the lampposts to the Marienplatz, where the journey of the day ends.
(Extended information of the first day here)
Map of the itinerary through Munich in a weekend
What to see in Munich in 3 days
The third day to see in Munich in 3 days We suggest you visit Neuschwanstein Castle, one of the most impressive castles in the world or go to Salzburg, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
These two visits are among the best excursions in Munich that you can do and if you have 3 days, we recommend you not to miss any of them.
The Neuschwanstein Castle, located at the foot of the Alps near the city of Fussen, is one of the most visited places in Germany and as you can expect, a must on this route.
Used as inspiration by Walt Disney to create the Sleeping Beauty Castle, he was ordered to build Louis II of Bavaria, nicknamed "The Mad King" and in addition to visiting its interior, we recommend you not to miss the views of the castle and its magnificent surroundings from the Bridge of Mary.
To get to the castle from Munich, if you do not have a rental car, you can take a train at the Central Station towards Fussen and from there a bus that will leave you at the entrance. The total duration of the journey is just over two hours.
Another more comfortable option is to book this day trip to Neuschwanstein Castle by bus with a guide in Spanish.
Neuschwanstein Castle
The second proposal of Munich in three days It is to visit Salzburg, known as the city of music and the hometown of the great Mozart in which a medieval charm stands out that will take you back several centuries when you walk through the streets and squares of the historic center, declared a World Heritage Site.
There are several essential places to visit in Salzburg such as the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Getreidegasse Street, Mozart's Birthplace, and the Mirabell Palace and Gardens, which we advise you not to miss on your visit.
If you do not have a rental car, you can get to Salzburg from Munich by train from the Central Station, on a journey that lasts less than 2 hours although another more convenient way is to book a day trip by bus or this train tour, Both have a guide in Spanish, with which you can learn the interesting history of Salzburg.
Salzburg
