Munich in 7 Days on a Budget (With Daily Costs)
A full week in Munich, city-only, priced day by day
A week in Munich covers the core sights at a walk instead of a jog, and still leaves a slow last day for the neighborhoods most visitors skip. This extends our 6 day itinerary with one more day; if you want Neuschwanstein, Dachau or the Alps, that’s a separate trip and deserves its own day, not a rushed add-on here.
Book these before you go:
- A guided Residenz tour on Viator skips the ticket-desk queue on Day 1.
- A Deutsches Museum skip-the-line ticket on GetYourGuide if Day 3’s queue looks long.
- Rooms near Hauptbahnhof book out fastest around Oktoberfest (Sept 19-Oct 4, 2026), check rates on Booking.com early if your dates overlap.
| Day | Focus | Approx cost |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Old Town core: Marienplatz, Residenz, Viktualienmarkt | ~64 EUR |
| Day 2 | Englischer Garten, Eisbach surfers, BMW Welt | ~54 EUR |
| Day 3 | Deutsches Museum, Asamkirche, Glockenbachviertel | ~46 EUR |
| Day 4 | Pinakotheken on a 1 EUR Sunday, Schwabing | ~18 EUR |
| Day 5 | Nymphenburg gardens, Hofgarten | ~46 EUR |
| Day 6 | Olympiapark, optional Allianz Arena | ~40-65 EUR |
| Day 7 | Flaucher, Glockenbachviertel, Haidhausen | ~35 EUR |
Day 1: Old Town core
Marienplatz is free, and the Glockenspiel (11:00, 12:00, plus 17:00 in summer) is a 12-15 minute show best caught in passing. Book the New Town Hall tower ahead, 7 EUR, timed slot, elevator to 85 meters. Browse the Viktualienmarkt free, grab a Weisswurst with sweet mustard and a pretzel before noon, the traditional cutoff. Afternoon at the Residenz : 10 EUR museum only, 15 EUR with the Treasury, 20 EUR with the Cuvilliés Theatre. Dinner at Augustiner-Keller rather than the Hofbräuhaus, which is one hall among hundreds trading on its name, a Maß runs 8-12 EUR, and self-service tables under the chestnut trees allow your own food if you’re buying drinks there.
Day 2: Englischer Garten and BMW
Morning in the Englischer Garten, free, watching the Eisbach surfers work their standing wave near Haus der Kunst. BMW Welt is free; the BMW Museum next door is 17 EUR, cashless-only, card or phone. The Frauenkirche is free to enter, its south tower 7.50 EUR (5.50 EUR reduced), a shorter climb than the New Town Hall for a similar view. Dinner at Hirschgarten, Europe’s largest beer garden at roughly 8,000 seats.
Day 3: Deutsches Museum and old streets
The Deutsches Museum is 16 EUR adult (9 EUR reduced, 33 EUR family), mid-renovation through 2028, so some halls, high-voltage and mine among them, are closed. Give it three to four hours, then walk Sendlinger Straße to the Asamkirche, a small ornate Baroque church, free, with a fraction of the Frauenkirche’s crowds. Evening in Glockenbachviertel for a quieter dinner.
Day 4: The art day and the 1 EUR trick
The Alte Pinakothek (usually 10 EUR) and Pinakothek der Moderne (usually 7 EUR) drop to 1 EUR admission on Sundays, worth timing this day around if your dates allow it; Museum Brandhorst (usually 4 EUR) does the same. The Neue Pinakothek is closed for renovation with no reopening expected before 2029, so skip it regardless of the day. Arrive at the 10:00 opening on a 1 EUR Sunday, since the discount draws a crowd. Spend the afternoon in Schwabing, the former bohemian quarter, now upscale, for cafes and a slower pace.
Day 5: Nymphenburg
Nymphenburg Palace: 10 EUR alone, or 20 EUR/18 EUR combined with the park palaces and Marstallmuseum in high season (April 1-October 15), 16 EUR/14 EUR the rest of the year. The gardens are free once you’re through the gate. The Hofgarten behind the Residenz is a free Renaissance garden worth a short stop on the way back into town.
Day 6: Olympiapark and Allianz Arena
Olympiapark ’s grounds, lake and green space cost nothing to walk. Worth knowing before you plan around it: the Olympic Tower has been closed since June 2024 for renovation, reopening expected early 2027, so the panoramic view isn’t available this year no matter what older write-ups suggest. Football fans can add the FC Bayern Museum at Allianz Arena (via U6) for 12 EUR, or 25 EUR with a full stadium tour, budget half a day for the tour version. Otherwise, close the day with a beer garden back in the center.
Day 7: The neighborhoods most people skip
Spend the morning along the Isar at Flaucher, a free riverside stretch locals actually use for sunbathing and swimming rather than sightseeing, then wander Glockenbachviertel and Gärtnerplatz for indie shops and a coffee. If it’s a Sunday, remember shops nationwide are closed except stations, pharmacies and tourist sites, so this is a market-and-park day by design, not a shopping one. Rent an MVG Rad bike for the afternoon and cover Haidhausen, quieter and more residential, on your way to one last Viktualienmarkt dinner before you fly out.
How much does 7 days in Munich actually cost?
Roughly 50-60 EUR a day once you’re past the museum-heavy first half, lodging and lunches aside, with the 1 EUR Sunday museum trick and a football day as the two real extras a shorter trip wouldn’t fit in. A full week lands somewhere around 380-420 EUR total on sights, transit and dinners.
Do you need a car for a week in Munich?
No. The MVV network covers everything in this itinerary, U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams and buses, and the center is walkable enough that a car would mostly sit parked. Check current fares on the MVV site before you go, since a week of daily tickets is the one cost worth planning against the Deutschland-Ticket ahead of time.
One planning note for a trip this long: check whether any part of it lands on a Sunday before you land, since that’s the day the 1 EUR Pinakothek trick works and the day German shops (outside stations, pharmacies and tourist sites) are closed nationwide, plan Day 4 around it rather than the other way around.