Coach & Minibus Hire in Germany

Munich and the Bavarian Alps by Minibus

Munich is the gateway to the lakes, palaces and mountains of southern Bavaria. With a minibus and a driver, your family or club can spend the morning at the Viktualienmarkt and the afternoon by the Tegernsee without a single change of train.

Where the old town lets you out

Coaches cannot park in the Altstadt. Instead, short-stay zones on the Altstadtring, most allowing about 20 minutes, are where groups climb in and out. Frauenstraße 19, near the Isartor, is handy for Marienplatz, the Viktualienmarkt and the Hofbräuhaus; Maximiliansplatz 23 is about 550 m from the Frauenkirche.

While you explore, the driver waits at a coach park such as Hansastraße 51, the main one for the centre, and comes back at the agreed hour. The Deutsches Museum has its own 15 coach spaces on Erhardtstraße.

Minibus with side door open for boarding
Minibus with side door open for boarding

Sticker plus diesel rule

The Mittlerer Ring and everything inside it form an Umweltzone. A green sticker is required, foreign-registered minibuses and coaches included. On top of that, diesels of Euro 4 or older may not enter even with a sticker, and tour vehicles get no general exemption. Newer diesels and petrol engines are fine.

Both rules apply until further notice. Ask us to confirm the vehicle's emission class, and check again shortly before you travel.

Landing near Munich

Favourite stops in Munich

  • KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau (Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site) — Day trip north-west of Munich. Open daily 9:00-17:00, closed on 24 December. Group tours (about 2.5 hours, at most 30 people, minimum age 13) must be booked several months ahead with the Education Department; only guides licensed by the memorial may lead tours. Coach parking (paid, no card payment) next to the site at Alte Römerstraße 73; it is sometimes full in summer. Little luggage storage on site
  • Hofbräuhaus — In the old town; nearest official coach set-down points are Frauenstraße 19 and Karl-Scharnagl-Ring (about 500 m)
  • Theresienwiese (Oktoberfest) — During the Oktoberfest a large closed ring is set up around the Theresienwiese; coaches may not enter it, and setting down or picking up passengers around the festival grounds is not allowed. Coaches use designated coach parks and passengers continue by U-Bahn (see coach notes)
  • Olympiapark and BMW Welt — Busparkplatz Olympiagelände at Spiridon-Louis-Ring 3 (30 spaces) serves the Olympiapark and BMW Welt; it may be restricted during large events. BMW Welt group tours take at most 20 people (some formats 24), in German or English, booked in advance
  • Deutsches Museum (Museumsinsel) — Group tickets are sold online or on site. The free daily tours are for individuals and small groups up to 5 people; larger groups book a guided tour in advance. Coach parking: Busparkplatz Deutsches Museum, Erhardtstraße 38, in front of the Deutsches Patentamt between Ludwigsbrücke and Boschbrücke (15 spaces)
  • Schloss Nymphenburg and Marstallmuseum — Groups of at most 25 people plus 1 guide. Palace open daily 9:00-18:00 from April to 15 October and 10:00-16:00 from 16 October to March; the park pavilions (Amalienburg and others) close from 16 October to March. Closed on 1 January, Shrove Tuesday and 24, 25 and 31 December. There are 8 coach spaces at the palace. The fountain on the garden side is out of service throughout 2026
  • Residenz München (Residenzmuseum, Schatzkammer, Cuvilliés-Theater) — No group registration or reservation is needed. Groups are limited to 25 people; larger groups must split, each part with its own guide. Own guides may lead tours. Closed on 1 January, Shrove Tuesday (Faschingsdienstag) and 24, 25 and 31 December. No visitor parking; the nearest coach set-down is on Karl-Scharnagl-Ring (Residenz about 300 m, Hofbräuhaus about 500 m)
  • Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Viktualienmarkt and the pedestrian zone — Coaches cannot park in the old town. Official set-down points on the Altstadtring: Frauenstraße 19 (near Isartor, for Marienplatz, Viktualienmarkt and the Hofbräuhaus), Blumenstraße 26-28a (Viktualienmarkt about 300 m, Marienplatz about 700 m) and Maximiliansplatz 23 (Frauenkirche about 550 m)

Good places to be picked up

  • Munich Airport area
  • Freimann / Schwabing-Nord (MOC, Allianz Arena)
  • Messestadt Riem (Messe München, ICM)
  • Neuhausen-Nymphenburg
  • Bogenhausen
  • Haidhausen / Ostbahnhof (Werksviertel)
  • Schwabing
  • Maxvorstadt (museum quarter)
  • Westend / Theresienwiese
  • Ludwigsvorstadt / Hauptbahnhof
  • Altstadt (Marienplatz / Odeonsplatz)

Lakes, palaces and that famous castle

Tegernsee is about 53 km away and Kloster Andechs about 45 km, each about an hour: relaxed half days with lunch by the water.

Linderhof lies about 97 km away and Garmisch-Partenkirchen about 90 km. Hohenschwangau, below Neuschwanstein, is about 118 km and two hours each way, which fills the whole day. Castle tickets are sold online and at the ticket centre in Hohenschwangau, never at the castle, and same-day tickets often run out, so book before you set off.

On icy or snowy mountain roads, winter tyres are compulsory: the rule follows the weather, not the calendar.

Arrivals and departures

Munich Airport is a long way out: about 39 km from Marienplatz, roughly 40 minutes when traffic is light. Memmingen Airport is about 116 km. The Hauptbahnhof is being rebuilt, so allow spare minutes when meeting a train.

Questions travellers ask

Can we be dropped at the Theresienwiese during the Oktoberfest?

No. A closed ring goes up around the festival grounds, coaches may not enter it, and setting down nearby is not allowed. Instead, groups leave the vehicle at one of the city's designated coach sites and ride the U-Bahn; the sites are confirmed for each year's festival.

Is Salzburg possible in a day?

Yes. It is about 144 km, roughly two hours. Austrian motorways charge every vehicle over 3.5 tonnes a distance-based toll with a GO-Box on board, so mention Salzburg when you ask for a quote.

Can 30 of us tour Schloss Nymphenburg together?

Groups there are limited to 25 plus a guide, so a party of 30 splits in two. The palace has 8 coach spaces of its own.

How do we plan a visit to the Dachau memorial?

The KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau is about 20 km away, around 50 minutes. Guided tours take up to 30 people aged 13 or over, must be booked several months ahead and are led only by guides the memorial has licensed.

Other trips we can arrange

Other vehicles with a driver