The bustling quarter around the main station, just west of the old town — the best-value hotels, great transport links, a diverse food scene, and the Oktoberfest meadow on its edge. Less pretty and a bit rough around the station, but handy and central, an easy walk or tram to Marienplatz.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€130–220
typical per night in Germany
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Munich — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Ludwigsvorstadt & Hauptbahnhof and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Frauenkirche18 min walk1.5 km
- Marienplatz & the Glockenspiel19 min walk1.6 km
- Viktualienmarkt20 min walk1.7 km
- The Pinakotheken22 min walk1.8 km
- A Munich beer hall23 min walk1.9 km
- The English Garden & river surfers8 min taxi2.5 km
- A beer garden10 min taxi3.3 km
- Nymphenburg Palace14 min taxi4.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 14.Theresienwiese & the Bavaria statue — The great meadow that hosts Oktoberfest, empty and windswept the rest of the year — presided over by the colossal bronze Bavaria statue, whose head you can climb inside for a view over the fairground. Come to picture the madness of the festival, climb the statue, and see the site behind the world's biggest party.
- 17.Dachau Memorial — The first Nazi concentration camp, now a memorial you walk in near silence. Hard, essential, and a short train from the city. Go, and take your time.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Ludwigsvorstadt & Hauptbahnhof; flights via Google Flights.