Munich/East

By car

All autobahns coming from the east go through and end in the area. The A 94, coming from Passau, doubles as a local street between the Riem trade fair grounds at the eastern city limits and the end of the autobahn in the center of the area. Autobahn A 8 from Salzburg in the south-east ends in Ramersdorf district. From within Munich, you best use circular Mittlerer Ring urban expressway. Parking normally isn't a problem.

By suburban train (S-Bahn)

Because of the area's big north-south extend, actually all S-Bahn lines in eastern direction go through the area at some point. All S-Bahn lines run together through the city tunnel to Munich East station in Haidhausen, where they split up into one northern, two eastern, and two southern lines.

• S-Bahn line S8 runs from Munich East in northern direction along the Bogenhausen neighborhood to Munich International Airport, with stops at Leuchtenbergring, Berg am Laim, Daglfing, Englschalking and Johanneskirchen.
• S-Bahn lines S2 and S4 run together in eastern direction to Leuchtenbergring and Berg am Laim, where S2 braches off to the north-east to stop at Riem and terminate in Erding, while S4 continues to the east to serve the stations Trudering and Gronsdorf.
• S-Bahn lines S3 and S7 go from Munich East in southern direction. Their first stops are St.-Martin-Straße and Giesing, where the two lines split. While S3 continues straight south to stop at Fasangarten and terminate in Holzkirchen, the S7 trains branch off to the south-east to stop at Perlach and Neuperlach Süd.

By subway (U-Bahn)

• Subway line , coming from the city center at Sendlinger Tor, serves the south-west of the area, with stops at Candidplatz, Wettersteinplatz, St.-Quirin-Platz and Mangfallplatz.
• Subway line is the main mean of transportation for the center of the area. Coming from Sendlinger Tor in the city center, it stops at Silberhornstraße, Untersbergstraße, Giesing, Karl-Preis-Platz, Innsbrucker Ring, Josephsburg, Kreillerstraße, Trudering and Moosfeld to terminate at the stations Messestadt-West and Messestadt-Ost, where the trade exhibition center is located.
• Subway line , coming from the city center at Odeonsplatz has its terminus and only stop in the area at Arabellapark..
• Subway line , coming from Odeonsplatz via Munich East, serves the south-east of the area, with stops at Innsbrucker Ring, Michaelibad, Quiddestraße, Neuperlach Zentrum, Therese-Giehse-Allee and Neuperlach Süd.
• Subway line follows subway line from Sendlinger Tor via Silberhornstraße to Innsbrucker Ring, where it joins the course of subway line U5 to terminate at Neuperlach Zentrum.

By Tram

• Tram lines 15 and 25, coming from Haidhausen, run through the south-western part of the area in the Harlaching district, to continue to the neighboring city of Grünwald.
• Tram line 18, coming from Isartor, serve the northern part of the area in the Bogenhausen neighborhood with a lot of stops between Effnerplatz and St. Emmeran along the way.
• Tram line 17, coming from Isarvorstadt runs along Schwanseestraße.
• Tram line 19, coming from the very city center at Theatinerstraße, runs along Berg-am-Laim-Straße and Kreillerstraße, in the Berg am Laim and Trudering neighborhoods, with many stops along the way.

Given the size of the area, the best way to get around is by public transportation. The south is best explored by and Tram 15 and 25. Most suitable for the south-west are and S-Bahn S7. The center and west are served by and S-Bahn S2. Finally, the only real option in the north is Tram 18.

• Bavaria Film Studios

  phone: +49 89 64992000
  address: Bavariafilmplatz 7
  The Bavaria Film Studios were founded in Geiselgasteig, just outside Munich's city limits, in 1919 by the film producer Peter Ostermayr. Alfred Hitchcock made his first film, "The Pleasure Garden" in 1925. The studios have been used by numerous famous directors, such as Max Ophüls ("Lola Montez", 1954), Stanley Kubrick ("Paths of Glory", 1957), Billy Wilder ("One, Two, Three", 1961), John Sturges ("The Great Escape", 1963), Robert Wise ("The Sound of Music", 1965), Mel Stuart ("Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", 1971), Bob Fosse ("Cabaret", 1972), Ingmar Bergman ("The Serpent's Egg", 1977), Wolfgang Petersen ("Enemy Mine", 1985), Claude Chabrol and Wim Wenders. Other famous movies shot at the studios are "Das Boot" (1981) and "The Neverending Story" (1984).

• Cemetery at Perlach forest

  phone: +49 89 767735910
  address: Stadelheimer Straße 24
  The members of the White rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group are buried here.

• Effnerplatz

  address: Effnerplatz
  Effnerplatz is a central square in Bogenhausen. The square is surrounded by the modern high-rises Arabella-Hochhaus (75 m/246 ft) and Hypo-Haus (114 m/374 ft). In the center of the circular square stands the 52 m high modernistic sculpture Mae West, through which the tram has to pass on its way north.

• Mittlere Isar Island

  address: Mittlere-Isar-Straße
  This park on an island between Isar proper and the Isar channel is a real insider tip. It is probably the most relaxed location to have some beers with friends within the city. And since it is located outside Mittlerer Ring urban expressway, outdoor grilling is permitted. The island is close enough to public transportation and far enough from any housing to make a good location for a private party.

• MVG Museum

  address: Ständlerstraße 20
  The museum focuses on the development of the public transportation network in Munich, with several historic trams and buses on display, in a building that used to be a part of the main tram repair and assembly shop. Another highlight is a U-Bahn (underground train) driving simulator.

• Riemer ParkThe newest addition to the large group of parks in Munich. After the old Munich airport closed in 1992, on the area was built the trade exhibition center with a modern park surrounding it. The landscaped park is one of eastern Munich's main recreational areas.

• Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München

  phone: +49 89 92105171
  address: Hofbräuallee 1
  The brewery of the world famous Hofbräuhaus. Originally, the beer was brewed at their beer hall in the city center. When the brewery grew too big they first moved to Wiener Platz in Haidhausen (where Hofbräu beer garden now is) and finally to Riem. This very modern brewing facility was opened in 1988 and should be on the schedule of a dedicated beer aficionado.

• Münchener Tierpark Hellabrunn

  phone: +49 89 625080
  address: Tierparkstr. 30, 81543 München
  Munich Hellabrunn Zoo is a is a 40 hectare (99 acre) zoological garden in Munich being home to 18,992 animals from 758 species in 2016. The zoo was ranked 4th best in Europe in 2013.

• Football game at Grünwalder Stadion

  address: Grünwalder Straße 4
  Watch a game of 1860 Munich at Grünwalder Stadium, the "other" main football club besides Bayern München in Munich.

• Bayern Munich football training

  address: Säbener Straße 51-57
  If you aren't able to get tickets to a game at Allianz Arena, you can catch a glimpse at Germany's top football team at their training grounds and acquire autographs of some of the world's best football players. There is a public training at least once a week.

• Cosima wave pool

  address: Cosimastraße 5
  The Cosima is Munich's only wave pool. It also has a quite big sauna area.

• Harness Racing

  phone: +49 89 9300010
  address: Rennbahnstraße 35
  For the traveler with a gambling habit, the harness races at Daglfing are worth a visit. Every other Sunday you can watch the horses rushing around the course. And of course bet on the outcome.

• Horse racecourse

  address: Graf-Lehndorff-Straße 36
  The other stop for gamblers besides the neighbouring harness racecourse - here the jockeys are on the horses and not in a small cart behind them. And of course, betting is the main reason to watch the spectacle.

• Michaelibad

  address: Heinrich-Wieland-Straße 24, 81735 München
  Visit Munich's largest outdoor water park in summer or its indoor swimming pool in winter.

• Perlacher Forst

  address: Oberbiberger Str. (main forest track)
  This large forest of more than 13 square kilometers expanse is used by locals for jogging, inline skating and biking tours. Due to its large extent and the possibility to get lost, it is recommendable for non-locals to go there by bike. In the middle of the forest there is a hill called Perlacher Muggl (a former flak bunker), which has a small pavilion on it from where the Alps can be seen when the sky is clear. At a distance of 500 meters south of the Perlacher Muggl, a biotope consisting of five ponds can be found.

• Riemer See

  address: Astrid-Lindgren-Straße 127, 81829 München
  In summer, go swimming in the Riemer See lake. It has a maximal depth of 18 meters and a very good water quality. The northern shore is connected to the residential district and designed park-like, while the southern shore is more natural. On the eastern shore there is a wide beach for sunbathing.

• Riem Arcaden

  phone: +49 89 930060
  address: Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
  A huge shopping center close to the city limits, where you can find almost everything.

• Flea market at Messegelände RiemAt the site of the former airport, where in recent years the new convention grounds and residential neighborhood has bloomed, one also finds the current longest running weekly flea market.

• pep Neuperlach

  address: Ollenhauerstraße 6
  The pep is a huge department store with over 80 shops, restaurants, and cafés.

• Antica Trattoria Nuova

  phone: +49 89 642 6666
  address: Braunstraße 6, 81545 München
  Excellent Italian restaurant with outdoor terrasse near the river Isar.

• BaumKirchner

  phone: +44 89 45666939
  address: Josephsburgstraße 25, 81673 München
  German restaurant with nice atmosphere and good food

• Charlie

  phone: +49 89 48058244
  address: Baumkirchner Straße 5
  A hip place fusion cuisine and a focus on South-East Asia.

• McDonald's restaurant

  phone: +49 89 69380366
  address: Martin-Luther-Straße 26
  Not just some McDonald's, but the first restaurant of the chain ever opened in Germany in 1971.

• König Ludwig an der Messe

  phone: +49 89 94466700
  address: Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
  Good classic German food. In mall with seating also outside on the modern square.

• Schneider Bräuhaus

  phone: +49 89 4316381
  address: Baumkirchner Straße 5
  A Bavarian restaurant with traditional, down-to-earth dishes and nice prices. The place has a nice beer garden, too.

• Zar Restaurant & Bar

  phone: +49 89 680 96036
  address: Rosenheimer Str. 240, 81669 München
  Restaurant and bar with bavarian, asian and international cuisine.

Cafés

• Caffé Fausto

  phone: +49 89 62231113
  address: Birkenleiten 41
  The café attached to a coffee roastery. Located near the middle of nowhere in a rather less fancy part but in the green. In summer, one can also sit outside. They offer toasts and sandwiches to eat

• Milchreise

  phone: +49 89 890 64967
  address: Rosenheimer Str. 177, 81671 München
  Trendy rice pudding bar offering a large varietiy of lactose-free rice pudding flavours.

Beer gardens

• Forschungsbrauerei

  phone: +49 89 6701169
  address: Unterhachinger Straße 76
  Forschungsbrauerei ("Research Brewery") is one of Munich's smallest and youngest breweries. The beer garden is at the very city limits, and borders to corn fields and meadows.

• Gutshof Menterschwaige

  phone: +49 89 640732
  address: Menterschwaigstraße 4
  The beer garden with 2,000 seats is one of the oldest and most scenic in Munich. It is located on a hill, overlooking the Isar valley. Gutshof Menterschwaige is very popular with hikers, and bikers riding along the Isar bike path. The beer garden serves Löwenbräu beer.

• Kugleralm

  phone: +49 89 61390120
  address: Linienstraße 93
  In this traditional beer garden with 2,400 seats on the outskirts of Munich, the Radler (mixture half beer half lemonade) was invented in 1922, when lots of cyclists rushed into this beer garden on a hot summer day. When they ran out of beer, they diluted it with lemonade, telling the people this mix was invented especially for cyclists (Radler in Bavarian), because it does not contain so much alcohol. Kugleralm serves Spaten beer.

• Michaeligarten

  phone: +49 89 43552424
  address: Feichtstraße 10
  This beer garden with 3,000 seats is in the Ostpark, near the Michaelibad water park. It is located on the shore of the Ostpark-See lake. Michaeligarten serves Löwernbräu beer.

• St. Emmeramsmühle

  phone: +49 89 953971
  address: St. Emmeram 41
  A small, traditional beer garden with approx. 1,200 seats at the Isar channel. If the weather isn't good enough to sit outside, there are also places in the historic mill on the grounds.

Camping

• Wies'n Camp

  phone: +49 89 55079000
  address: Landshamer Straße 11
  During Oktoberfest only! This is basically a camping ground within the old Olympic Equestrian Stadium, with the usal amenities like showers, toilets and a 24/7 security service, plus a small beer tent for the fest after the Fest. This is definitely only a place for young people (at heart) and for those, who came to Oktoberfest to party hard. During Oktoberfest only!

Budget

• Motel One Munich South

  phone: +49 89-6 98 04 21-0
  address: Weißenseestraße 140
  Highly standardised budget hotel with good location to get into town. In walking distance to the Zoo and other local sights. Well booked during Wiesn.

• LeoMotel Munchen City Ost

  phone: +49 89678067130
  address: Kreillerstrasse 200, Trudering-Riem, 81825 Munchen
  Modern budget hotel. English-speaking staff at 24-hour reception. Freel WiFi with no password required. S-bahn a 5-minute walk away. Free street parking outside. €49 a night for a double room. No breakfast, but next door there is an excellent bakery/cafè with prices much lower than hotel breakfasts.

Mid-range

• Express by Holiday Inn Munich Messe

  phone: +49 89 944640
  address: Otto-Lilienthal-Ring 6
  Usual good quality HI-Express. Stuck out in an industrial area but convenient car access to eastern parts of Munich.

• Holiday Inn Munich

  phone: +49 89 927980
  address: Effnerstraße 99
  Basic rooms, some quite small. Reasonable but pricey breakfast. Covered parking for fee, often chance of free parking space on main road.

• Golden Leaf Hotel Perlach Allee Hof

  phone: +49 89 6734940
  address: Therese-Giehse-Allee 76
  Standart 3 star hotel, with all necessary amenities.

• Hotel Novotel Muenchen Messe

  phone: +49 89 994000
  address: Willy-Brandt-Platz 1

• RAMADA Hotel & Conference Center München Messe

  phone: +49 89 9400830
  address: Konrad-Zuse-Platz 14

Splurge

• Sheraton München Arabellapark

  phone: +49 89 92320
  address: Arabellastraße 5

• Westin Grand Munich Hotel

  phone: +49 89 92640
  address: Arabellastraße 6

• M-WLAN wifi hotspot Giesing (Bahnhof)The city of Munich provides free wifi hotspots at some of the major tourist spots and important squares around the city.

• M-WLAN wifi hotspot Neuperlach Zentrum

  address: Ollenhauerstraße 6
  The city of Munich provides free wifi hotspots at some of the major tourist spots and important squares around the city.

• M-WLAN wifi hotspot WettersteinplatzThe city of Munich provides free wifi hotspots at some of the major tourist spots and important squares around the city.

• Erding further north-east along the S-Bahn S8 has Europe's biggest spa and sauna area.
• Schliersee: A small mountain lake and popular summer and winter getaway of Munich residents. It has also a ski resort at the neighbouring Spitzingsee lake.
• Tegernsee: Being the bigger and posher neighbour of Schliersee lake, Tegernsee is the hotspot for Munich's rich and famous. Being a beautiful mountain lake at the foot of the Alps doesn't hurt, either.