Gingerbread hearts at the Oktoberfest in Munich.

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Bus and motorhome parking areas Oktoberfest 2023

The dropping off and picking up of passengers is not permitted around the Oktoberfest. For this purpose, various bus parking areas in Munich are available for tour bus operators from 16.9. to 3.10.2023. You can also find the right motorhome parking place for your visit to the Wiesn here.

Bus parking areas

 

Bus Terminal Fröttmaning

Location: Northern edge of Munich (near Allianz Arena), Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 21, 80939 Munich (near motorway intersection München-Nord)

Directions: On the A9 coming from Nuremberg (exit Fröttmaning-Süd), coming from the west via the A99 (exit Fröttmaning-Nord)

Capacity: 25 bus parking lots

Public transport to the Oktoberfest: Take the U6 to the Goetheplatz station (travel time to the Oktoberfest approx. 20 minutes)

Contact
Phone +49 89 32464748
www.parkundride.de

 

Fröttmaning

Location: Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25 80939 Munich

Capacity: approx. 50 buses (on FC Bayern home match days, the parking lot is not available for buses to the Oktoberfest)

Public transport: approx. 20 min. walk to the metro, take the U6 to the Goetheplatz station (travel time to the Oktoberfest approx. 20 min.)

Contact
Allianz Arena
Phone +49 89 20050
www.allianz-arena.com

 

Messegelände Riem (De-Gasperi-Bogen)

Location: De-Gasperi-Bogen, Gate 9, 81829 Munich

Capacity: approx. 200 buses

Public transport: Take the U2 from the Messestadt Ost stop to Innsbrucker Ring; change here to the U5 (journey time to the Oktoberfest approx. 20 minutes)

Contact
Tel. +49 176 30454000
www.oktoberfest-camping.com

 

Sendling-Westpark

Tübinger Straße south-west side, between Westendstraße and Garmischer Straße

Location: parking spaces on public roads, near Heimeranplatz

Capacity: 30 buses

Public transport: Take the U4/U5 from the Heimeranplatz station. Travel time to the Oktoberfest approx. 5 minutes

 

Viehhof

Location: Zenettistraße 11, 80337 München

Capacity: ca. 80 Busse

Public transport: 15 minute walk to the festival area via Zenettistraße or take bus 62 to Poccistrasse (3 stops)

Contact
michael.bietsch@t-online.de

 

Important notice

In order to improve the traffic situation around the festival grounds, there will be a closed-off ring around the Theresienwiese. Buses are no longer allowed to drive on the streets within this ring.

Oktoberfest 2023 traffic regulations map (PDF)

The ring consists of the following streets:
Lindwurmstraße - Poccistraße - Hans-Fischer-Straße - Radlkoferstraße - Pfeuferstraße - Ganghoferstraße - Ridlerstraße - Trappentreustraße - Landsberger Straße - Bayerstraße - Martin-Greif-Straße - Schwanthalerstraße - Paul-Heyse-Straße - Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz - Herzog-Heinrich-Straße.

The police do not tolerate buses in this area!

Camping at the Oktoberfest: Info for campers

Please use Munich's campsites during the Oktoberfest and reserve your pitch in advance. Arrival is only possible if a pitch has been reserved in advance. Even if it is not possible to set up your own caravan directly next to the fairground, you can arrive well with your own sleeping mobile. Special parking lots and campgrounds with good connections to the Oktoberfest via public transport can be found in various districts of Munich.

 

Oktoberfest Camping Riem

Location: Messe München, A94 motorway exit "Feldkirchen-West", De-Gasperi-Bogen. Entrance gate 9, Munich Trade Fair Centre, 81829 Munich

Capacity: 1,500 motorhome parking spaces (800 of which have electricity directly at the site)

Public transport to the Oktoberfest: Take the U2/U7 from Messestadt Ost to Hauptbahnhof, then change to the U4/U5 to Theresienwiese or Schwanthalerhöhe. Travel time to the Oktoberfest approx. 20 minutes.

Contact
Tel. +49 176 30454000
oktoberfest-camping.com

 

Camping site Thalkirchen

Location: Zentralländstraße 49, 81379 Munich

Capacity: approx. 250 pitches

Public transport to the Oktoberfest: Take bus 135 to Thalkirchen (Tierpark), then change to the U3 to Goetheplatz and walk 5 minutes to Theresienwiese. Travel time to the Oktoberfest approx. 20 minutes.

Contact
Tel. +49 89 7231707
campingplatz-thalkirchen.de

 

Camping site Obermenzing

Location: Lochhausener Str. 59, 81247 Munich

Capacity: approx. 150 pitches

Public transport to the Oktoberfest: Take bus 159 to Pasing, then change to an S-Bahn to Hackerbrücke and walk 15 minutes to Theresienwiese or alternatively S2 to Hauptbahnhof, then change to U4/U5 to Theresienwiese or Schwanthalerhöhe. Travel time to the Oktoberfest approx. 40 minutes.

Contact
Tel. +49 89 8112235
www.campingplatz-muenchen.de

 

Campingplatz Nord-West

Location: Auf den Schrederwiesen 3, 80995 Munich

Capacity: approx. 85 pitches

Public transport to the Oktoberfest: Take bus 175 to Fasanerie, then change to S1 to Hackerbrücke and walk 15 minutes to Theresienwiese or alternatively S2 to Hauptbahnhof, then change to U4/U5 to Theresienwiese or Schwanthalerhöhe. Travel time to the Oktoberfest approx. 45 minutes.

Contact
Tel. +49 89 1506936
campingplatz-nord-west.de

 

 

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