4-Day Munich Beer Halls, Museums & Bavarian Old Town Break

Marienplatz glockenspiel, Englischer Garten surfers and steins in historic beer halls.

Day-by-day plan

Day 1: Arrive and Marienplatz

Evening: First stein at Hofbrauhaus.

Day 2: Viktualienmarkt, Residenz and Englischer Garten

Evening: Beer garden dinner at the Chinese Tower.

Day 3: Deutsches Museum or the Pinakotheken

Evening: Glockenbachviertel bars.

Day 4: Nymphenburg Palace then fly home

Evening: Return flight to London.

Budget

  • Flights — Return fare anchor: KAYAK's London-Munich route page lists return flights from £123 (Lufthansa, one-way from £60), checked 31 October 2026. — 123 GBP
  • Accommodation — 3 nights at about £89 per room per night, from BudgetYourTrip's Kayak-based average Munich hotel room price of $118 (low season). — 267 GBP
  • Food & drink — Meals across 4 days at beer halls, markets and cafes. — 150 GBP
  • Activities — Residenz, Deutsches Museum and palace entries; many headline sights are free. — 50 GBP
  • Local transport — MVV day tickets for U-Bahn, tram and the airport S-Bahn. — 25 GBP

Tips

  • Marienplatz: The old town square with the Neues Rathaus glockenspiel at 11am and noon.
  • Englischer Garten: One of the world's largest city parks, with river surfers at the Eisbach wave.
  • Hofbrauhaus: The 16th-century beer hall; brass band, pretzels and a litre stein.
  • Deutsches Museum: The vast science and technology museum on its own river island.