Munich

[Tashalburrows]

My daughters favourite band are touring in munich next year, we will be doing the London date and then heading for Munich.

I have never been before. Any tips for flying out of London, and where to stay in Munich, we are going to stay for 4 days to make a bit of a break out of it.

I think the arena is a little bit out of the city centre, is transport good etc ?

Sorry for the many many questions !

Public transport is good.

I stayed in the centre near the old town with DS as we planned to do typically touristy stuff.

What month are you going?

Which airport are you flying from, munich airport is one of the most unfriendly confusing airports ive ever been to, you need to get the s bhan tube from the airport to central station or into marienplatz which is a lovely area to stay in, from there you can go directly on the tube u6 to the arena, is it the allianze? At the airport head downstairs for the tube or bus into central Munich. The hop on hop off bus is really good value for a days sightseeing, the open air food market is good, what other things would you like to see.

The walking tours are good, head around the Old Town,

We've been recently.

The public transport is really easy to use. You get an app on your phone and can buy group day tickets for whatever zones you need. You don't have to go through barriers or tap in and out, if you have a day ticket.

The centre is pretty walkable.

We really like the Deutsches Museum. It's probably the best science museum I've been to.

You can fly from Gatwick or Heathrow. We flew from Gatwick because it was cheaper. We flew Easyjet and you can change your luggage allowance really easily, which I didn't know before.

I'd recommend going to a local supermarket, if only to see the remarkable range of Haribo available.

The weather was rubbish for our trip, but if it's nice, the English Garden is worth wandering through.

We went in Sept weather was lovely. Took the train to Salzburg which was lovely and easy to do, though take your passport as they do random spot checks at the border ( and did on our return journey )

One of my favourite cities. Very easy to travel around very public transport. It is extremely safe as a city and there is loads to do - markets, bier halls, bier gardens, glockenspiel at the town hall, BMW world, Olympic park... You will easily fill 4 days.

My kids loved Therme Erding which is the world's largest swimming complex and an easy train ride from the city centre. It's not cheap but it is worth the trip out of the city.

My highlight was visiting the site of the factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The original gateposts are still there!