The largest beer festival in the world, everyone should visit Oktoberfest at least once in their life. Bus2alps Meet Us There package makes it easy for you to join our Oktoberfest weekends from anywhere in Europe. Organize your own transportation to Oktoberfest and then let us take care of the rest. We’ll take you to find the lederhosen or dirndl and head to the festival search of liter steins of beer, tables to sing and dance on, mouthwatering traditional Bavarian food and carnival rides spinning into the night! Centrally located hostel accommodation close to the beer tents makes it easy to get to and from the festival.
Coming from Italy? Check out our Rome 2 Oktoberfest Hostel package or our Florence to Oktoberfest Hostel to include transportation as well!
After you arrive in Munich, meet your Bus2alps trip leader at the accommodation to store your luggage or check in on Friday. anytime on Friday.
Join your Bus2alps trip leaders and head into the festival* or into the city center to explore Munich. Make sure to pick up a drindl or some lederhosen on the way, your trip leaders can help you pick out the perfect one. If you choose explore Munich why not join the famous Munich Bike Tour that will bring you past the main sights in downtown Munich, through the expansive English Gardens, and make a pit stop for wurst, pretzels, and steins!
After you arrive to the hostel, your trip leaders will be taking groups to the festival or into the city center to explore Munich.* If you are interested in purchasing the traditional dirndl or lederhosen, your trip leaders will let you know where to buy them in town. You also have an option to book the famous Munich Bike Tour that will bring you past the main sights in downtown Munich, through the expansive English Gardens, and make a pit stop for sausage and steins!
The night is yours to explore! Munich has a diverse nightlife, after the festival it is worth checking out Munich’s bars and night clubs.
*For the September 15th weekend, the festival begins on Saturday, September 17th at noon when the kegs are tapped.
Saturday is the busiest day of Oktoberfest. Your trip leaders will organize a departure time to head into the festival as early as 7:30am. Entry to the tents are first come, first serve so we recommend arriving at the festival grounds early in the morning. At 9:00am, the doors open and the first beers of the day are served!* You will then be taking part in the largest beer festival in the world, surrounded by people from all over the world and singing the traditional songs of Bavaria. If you can’t get into one of the beer tents right away, grab a spot in the outside beer garden until they start allowing more people to enter the tent.
If you are interested in seeing more of Munich or the surrounding area you might consider a visit to the Dachau Concentration Camp, Deutsches Museum, BMW Museum, Olympic Park, or the Munich Zoo.
*For the September 15th weekend, the festival begins on Saturday, September 17th at noon when the kegs are tapped.
Check out is at 10:00am. You can store your luggage in the hostel’s luggage room, or lock them up in private lockers until you depart. Sunday morning is yours to explore Munich, or to head back for one more day of partying at the Theresienwiese. Sunday at the festival is more subdued and obtaining entrance into the beer tents at the Oktoberfest is easier. There is enough time to check out any of Munich’s great museums.
Your Bus2alps Trip Leaders will be organizing times early on Sunday morning to Dachau Concentration Camp. Entrance to Dachau is free as it is now a memorial site for those who lost their lives at the camp, which was the first concentration camp in Germany.
Be sure to consult your Bus2alps guides for directions on how to get to the airport or main train station for departure back to your city.
Munich Bike Tour: Hailed by travelers as the best bike tour in Europe, Mike’s Bike Tour is the ideal way to cover all of the major city sights, be entertained and learn about the city. Stops on the bike tour include Marienplatz, Hofbrauhaus, English Gardens, Chinese Tower, Surfer’s Bridge, and Bavarian Parliament.
Dachau Concentration Camp: Located a 40 minute ride on the train from downtown Munich, this humbling experience brings into perspective the atrocities that occurred during Nazi rule in World War II. Entrance is free to all visitors.
Deutsches Museum: This interactive museum is the largest technological museum of its kind and is known for its historic artifacts that mark important steps in the field of science and technology.
BMW Museum: The museum’s exhibitions, remodeled every few years, takes visitors into the motoring world of yesterday. Almost every vehicle produced by BMW is represented. The section devoted to the present day includes both BMW’s current models as well as demonstrations of modern production methods.
Neuschwanstein Castle Day Trip: Located in the heart of the Bavarian Alps, this beautiful castle became Walt Disney’s inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. It is only possible to enter the castle on a guided tour.
