Your BMW Museum ticket, valid for five hours
Your ticket covers
- Entry to the permanent exhibition with about 125 exhibits
- Seven themed houses, from design and technology to motorsport
- Elvis Presley’s BMW 507 in the House of Technology
- The Art Car Gallery
- The special exhibition in the round building known as the bowl
- Re-entry within five hours of your first scan
- The free DigiTour guide for your phone
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 18:00
Last admission: 17:30
Closed: Mondays
Christmas and New Year: closed on 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and on 1 January
Location
BMW Museum, Am Olympiapark 2, 80809 München. The museum stands beside BMW’s headquarters at the edge of the Olympic Park. BMW Welt, the brand’s free showroom, is directly opposite, and a bridge connects the two buildings.
Good to know
- Plan about two hours. The ticket stays valid for five hours from the first scan, and you can leave and return in that time.
- On busy days, tickets carry a 60-minute window for entry.
- Children under 11 enter free with a paying adult.
- Bring proof for every reduced ticket, such as a student card or proof of age.
- Coats, rucksacks and large bags go in the cloakroom or a locker. The lockers take a 1-euro coin as deposit.
- Private photos and video are allowed.
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Explore the Museum
BMW Welt
The free showroom across the bridge from the museum
BMW Welt is the brand’s showroom and the place where customers collect their new cars. Admission is free. The architects Coop Himmelb(l)au designed the building, which opened in 2007 and now draws more than 2.2 million visitors a year.
Inside stand current models from BMW, BMW M, MINI, BMW Motorrad and Rolls-Royce. Staff are at the cars from 9:00 to 18:00.
The building opens at 7:30 from Monday to Saturday and at 9:00 on Sundays and public holidays, and it stays open until midnight. Tours of the BMW plant start here and need their own booking.
BMW Welt
The free showroom across the bridge from the museum
BMW Welt is the brand’s showroom and the place where customers collect their new cars. Admission is free. The architects Coop Himmelb(l)au designed the building, which opened in 2007 and now draws more than 2.2 million visitors a year.
Inside stand current models from BMW, BMW M, MINI, BMW Motorrad and Rolls-Royce. Staff are at the cars from 9:00 to 18:00.
The building opens at 7:30 from Monday to Saturday and at 9:00 on Sundays and public holidays, and it stays open until midnight. Tours of the BMW plant start here and need their own booking.
FAQ
The museum sells tickets at the door while it has room. Weekends and holidays fill up, so booking ahead secures your day.
On busy days the ticket carries a 60-minute window for entry. Once you are inside, the ticket stays valid for five hours from the first scan.
Munich’s tourism office suggests about two hours. The ticket gives you up to five.
No. The plant tour is a separate product. It runs from Monday to Friday, takes about two hours and starts at BMW Welt.
Yes. Ramps connect the levels of the museum, and an accessible toilet is on the ground floor.
How to get there
Take the U3 to Olympiazentrum. From the main station the trip takes 15 to 20 minutes, with a change from the U2 at Scheidplatz.
The U8 and bus lines 173 and 180 stop at Olympiazentrum too. BMW Welt is a few steps from the station, and the museum stands opposite it.
Follow the road signs for BMW Welt / Olympiapark. The BMW Welt parking garage charges 3.50 euros per hour and at most 23 euros per day, and the first 15 minutes are free. It accepts cards only and has a height limit of 2 metres.
Bike stands are on Dostlerstraße and on Petuelring, beside the museum.
Your guide on your phone
The free BMW Museum DigiTour
The museum’s digital guide runs in your phone’s browser, so there is nothing to download. Scan the QR code at the museum to start it. You can choose a highlight tour, a family tour or an easy-read tour. Bring your own headphones.