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  1. 1

    Nymphenburg Palace - The Quietest Escape From the Wiesn

    Nymphenburg Palace sits roughly 6 km northwest of the Theresienwiese, on the far diagonal of the city from the Wiesn, and shares no transit line with it. That geography is the whole argument. Oktoberfest pulls…

    Address
    Schloss Nymphenburg 1, 80638 München
    Nearest transit
    Tram 17 to Schloss Nymphenburg, or bus 51; S-Bahn Laim plus a walk
  2. 2

    Englischer Garten and the Eisbach Wave - 375 Hectares That Absorb the Crowd

    Size is what makes the Englischer Garten work during Oktoberfest. At 375 hectares it simply absorbs people, and 200 m off the main paths in late September the Wiesn might as well be happening in a different city. The…

    Address
    Prinzregentenstraße, 80538 München (Eisbachwelle, by the Haus der Kunst)
    Nearest transit
    U4/U5 Lehel or U3/U6 Odeonsplatz, 10-15 minutes' walk; tram 16 or bus 100 to Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst
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    Viktualienmarkt - The Only Beer Garden in Munich That Changes Brewery

    The Viktualienmarkt is a working produce market rather than a display of one, open Monday to Friday 08:00-20:00 and Saturday 08:00-15:00, closed on Sunday, with individual stallholders keeping their own hours inside…

    Address
    Viktualienmarkt, 80331 München
    Nearest transit
    Marienplatz station, all S-Bahn lines plus U3/U6, 2 minutes' walk
  4. 4

    Marienplatz and the Rathaus-Glockenspiel - Take the 11:00 or the 21:00, Never the 17:00

    Marienplatz is the busiest square in Munich in an ordinary week, and during Oktoberfest it becomes the staging ground for the whole festival. This is where groups in Tracht meet before heading to the Theresienwiese and…

    Address
    Marienplatz 8, 80331 München (Neues Rathaus)
    Nearest transit
    Marienplatz station, all S-Bahn lines plus U3/U6; buses 52 and 62, with reroutes in effect through January 2027
  5. 5

    Hofbräuhaus am Platzl - Worth It at 11:00, Unbearable at 20:00

    Put it plainly: the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl during Oktoberfest is the worst-timed visit in Munich. It is the default overflow venue for everyone turned away at a Wiesn tent door once capacity is reached, and that arrives…

    Address
    Platzl 9, 80331 München
    Nearest transit
    Marienplatz station (all S-Bahn lines plus U3/U6) or Isartor (S-Bahn), 5 minutes' walk from either

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