Munich/South-West

By car

All autobahns coming from the west and south-west go through and end in the area. The A 8, coming from Stuttgart, end close to Blutenburg castle. The A 96 coming from Lindau at Lake Constance, and Austria doubles as a local road between the Großhadern hospital and Westpark. The A 95 from Garmisch-Partenkirchen comes from the south and ends next to Waldfriedhof.

By suburban train (S-Bahn)

Because of the area's big north-south extend, actually all S-Bahn lines in western direction go through or along the area at some point. Almost all S-Bahn lines run together along the main artery to München-Laim station in Laim, where they split up into two northern, three western and one south-western line. Only the S7 goes directly south after Central Station.

• S-Bahn line S2 runs from Laim in northern direction through the Allach-Obermenzing neighbourhood to Dachau and Petershausen, with stops at Obermenzing, Untermenzing, and Allach.
• S-Bahn lines S3, S4, S6, and S8 run together to Pasing station (also a hub for regional and long distance trains), where the S3 branches off to the north-west, the S4 and S8 to the west, and the S6 to the south-west.
• S-Bahn line S7 is exceptional in that regard as it does not go to Laim station but directly south from Munich Central Station, with stops at Heimeranplatz, Harras, Mittersendling, and Großhesselohe Isartalbahnhof.
• S-Bahn line S20 is Munich's only suburban train line that does not call at Munich Central station. Instead, it runs from Pasing directly south with stops at Heimeranplatz, Harras, Mittersendling, and Großhesselohe Isartalbahnhof.

By subway (U-Bahn)

• Subway line , coming from the city center and the Olympic Park is the main mean of transportation for the southern part of the area and the neighbourhoods along the river Isar. It stops at Thalkirchen (Tierpark) as well as other stations in the area.
• Subway lines and , coming from the city center, run parallel to the S-Bahn artery, serving the northern center of the area with stops at Heimeranplatz, Westendstraße, and Laimer Platz.
• Subway line , coming from the city center, Maxvorstadt, and areas further north, serves the south-west of the area with stops at Harras, Westpark, Holzapfelkreuth, and Klinikum Großhadern.

By tram

Only tram lines 18 and 19 run through the area. Both run together from Munich Central Station South to Lautensackstraße.

• Tram line 18 branches off at Lautensackstraße to the south, with stops at Westendstraße, Stegener Weg, to Gondrellplatz.
• Tram line 19 runs from Lautensackstraße straight to the west to Pasing station.

The district area is large and beside the MVV public transport system, cars are pretty popular. During the rush hour streets are congested and parking in the night can be difficult. Nevertheless the car is the means of transportation of choice for many people. Everything into the city is faster by public transport.

• Blutenburg Castle

  phone: +49 89 179080
  address: Seldweg 15
  Blutenburg Castle is an old ducal country seat. It was built 1438-39 as a hunting lodge for Albert III, Duke of Bavaria. 1488 a chapel was added, which is a splendid masterpiece of late Gothic style.

• Flaucher Isar beaches and islandsThe banks of and islands in the Isar at Flaucher are the second most important place (after the English Garden) to relax outside during summertime. Being located outside of Mittlerer Ring urban express-way, it is allowed to barbecue here. On warm summer evenings the beaches are swarming with people drinking beer and enjoying life. If you want to buy food and beer, there is a EDEKA supermarket right next to the subway station. You can also get disposable barbecues (,,Einweggrill") there. During daytime, sunbathers occupy the beaches - and you should be comfortable with nudity.

• Tierpark Hellabrunn

  address: Tierparkstraße 30
  Founded in 1911 and built to present animals in their habitat. Today very popular with schools and families. No credit cards accepted.

• Waldfriedhof cemetery

  address: Fürstenrieder Straße 288
  Waldfriedhof is Munich's largest cemetery and a beautiful park. Especially the newer southern part of this woodland cemetery has some impressive architecture scattered in a landscpade park.

• WestparkThe park was designed for the International Garden Festival 1983. With its landscaped hills, valleys, lakes, and streams, it imitates the pre-alpine lands just south of Munich. The lake stage in the park is regularly used for concerts and for an open-air cinema. The park als has several theme gardens such as a rose garden, a Japanese Garden, a Chinese garden and a Nepalese Pagoda.

• Climbing and bouldering center

  phone: +49 89 18941630
  address: Thalkirchner Straße 207
  If you want to test your climbing skills before you head south into the Alps for the real deal, you can do it indoors in this facility. The climbing center is the biggest in the world and is owned by the German Alpine Club.

• Jogging/WalkingThere are some particularly recommendable routes to go jogging in Thalkirchen

  , for example the

Langwied Lake

address: Kreuzkapellenstraße 89

The Langwied lake area comprises of Langwied lake itself, Lußsee lake, and Birkensee lake. Besides swimming in the lake, you can also rent rowing boats, play minigolf, or go diving. In the vicinity there is a restaurant with beer garden, a hotel, and a camping site. During hot summer days the lakefront is crawling with people from Munich trying to escape the heat of the city.

Munich Golf Club

phone: +49 89 7231304

address: Zentralländstraße 40

18 course Golf Club next to the Isar.

Professional basketball game of FC Bayern Munich Basketball

phone: +49 89 20057000

address: Grasweg 74

If you are tired of all the football that is gonign on in Germany, why not try a basketball match? The basketball division of FC Bayern Munich is one of the best team in Germany. They play their games at Audi Dome, which has 6,700 seats and was built in 1972 for the basketball tournament of the Summer Olympics.

Most parts of these districts have kept their small-town style. Big shops are rather uncommon. The daily needs are met by small shops and stores like butchers and grocers and the like.

• Farmers' market

  address: Fellererplatz
  Local products sold by farmers. Traditional meeting place for locals and elder people.

• KARE Kraftwerk

  phone: +49 89 8905400
  address: Drygalski Allee 25, 81477 München
  Large flagship store of the same-named company, known for design furniture and decoration, housed within a decommissioned and landmarked former power plant, Heizkraftwerk Drygalski-Allee. Beyond shopping, you can also enjoy a drink and a fantastic view over the Alps on the 400 square meter roof-top terrace, or visit the restaurant Küche im Kraftwerk.

• Lauche & Maas

  phone: +49 89 880705
  address: Alte Allee 28
  This shops offers everything for the traveller, who likes to go off the beaten path - from standard backpacks to equipment for your next tour through the deserts of the world.

• Pasing Arcaden

  phone: +49 89 2885175500
  address: Josef-Felder-Straße 53
  Pasing Arcaden is a huge shopping area with numerous clothing stores, supermarkets, electronics stores, and fast food joints.

• Sport Bittl

  phone: +49 89 89 21 9 - 0
  address: Oertelplatz 3
  This is the headquarter of a chain of huge sports wear and sports utilities stores, specialized in mountain sports and biking. At the outlet store here you can often get considerable discounts here.

• Al Caminetto

  phone: +49 89 796180
  address: Diefenbachstraße 39
  Al Caminetto is a family run Italian restaurant in Solln with fresh and good food. It offers business lunches but focuses on regulars.

• Cam Ly

  phone: +49 89 74790884
  address: Pfeufferstraße 33
  Cam Ly is very well known in Munich for its delivery service, but the restaurant, although rather north-vietnamese looking from the outside, is worth a visit, too.

• Taverna Agora

  phone: +49 89 765976
  address: Aberlestraße 1
  Agora is a typical Greek restaurant with atypical (long) opening hours. On weekends there is (Greek) live music in the restaurant and don't be surprised when (late at night) people start dancing Sirtaki.

Beer gardens

• Augustiner Schützengarten

  phone: +49 89 72468088
  address: Zielstattstraße 6
  Augustiner Schützengarten (fka Münchner Haupt') has 3,000 seats and of course serves Augustiner beer from wooden barrels. The beer garden is located around a historic building, that houses a gun club. Every Sunday from 17:00 there are live music performances.

• Hopfengarten

  phone: +49 89 7608846
  address: Siegenburger Straße 43
  The beer garden is in the eastern part of Westpark, right next to the Audidome basketball stadium. Every Thursday and Sunday there are live performances of bands from Munich. Hopfengarten has 1,500 seats and serves Löwenbräu beer.

• Insel Mühle

  phone: +49 89 81010
  address: Von-Kahr-Straße 87
  Insel Mühle is idylically located on an island in the river Würm. Up to 800 people can enjoy their Augustiner beer in this very traditional beer garden.

• Langwieder See

  phone: +49 89 864860
  address: Kreuzkapellenstraße 89
  The beer garden is located in the Langwied lake area (see above). The best way to get there is by bike, but there is also a shuttle bus from Lochhausen S-Bahn station. Langwieder See has 1,000 seats and is the only bigger beer garden in Munich that serves König Ludwig beer.

• Rosengarten

  phone: +49 89 57869300
  address: Westendstraße 305
  The beer garden at the western end of Westpark was built on a little hill overlooking a small lake in 1983 for the International Garden Festival. Up to 1,500 people can enjoy their Paulaner beer in the shade of huge chestnut trees. Due to its rather remote location, Rosengarten is allowed to be open until after midnight.

• Waldwirtschaft Großhesselohe

  phone: +49 89 74994030
  address: Georg-Kalb-Straße 3
  As this beer garden is located near Munich's high-society suburb Grünwald, chances are good to see at least a local celebrity. The Spaten beer for the 2,500 guests is accompanied not by oompha bands but live jazz music. The beer garden provides barbecues for guests to bring their own food to grill.

• Zum Flaucher

  phone: +49 89 7232677
  address: Isarauen 8
  This restaurant and beer garden is the closest to the Flaucher islands. It serves its up to 1,700 guests Löwenbräu beer.

Bars & clubs

• Feierwerk

  phone: +49-89-724880
  address: Hansastraße 39
  Cultural center at a former industrial depot including 4 clubs or concert venues (Hansa 39, Kranhalle, Orangehouse, Sunny Red), a radio station (Radio Feierwerk 92,4 ), an artist's workshop (Farbenladen) and a skatepark (Skateplatzl).

• Alte Utting

  address: Lagerhausstraße 5
  This passenger ship, which can be found just around the corner of the Bahnwärter Thiel club, is crossing an inner-city arterial road on a railway bridge. It offers beer, grilled meats, concerts, cabaret, disco nights in the machine room, a beer garden, and from the upper deck certainly the most unusual view over Munich.

• Nachtgalerie

  phone: +49 89 32455595
  address: Landsberger Straße 185
  This club is in a former railway cargo terminal. Once a vibrant venue for live music, it's primarily DJ's now as prices have gone up and the age of the visitors has gone down.

• Nerodom

  phone: +49 89 7212705
  address: Ganghoferstraße 74
  Nerodom is Munich's only full-time "black club" - that's Goth, Wave, Industrial, Electro, Medieval, Black Metal, depending on the day. All other "black events" are usually once a week or once a month. Dress black or you won't be allowed to enter.

• Zur Gruam

  phone: +49 89 28701881
  address: Thalkirchner Str. 114
  Once a corner pub and alleged first drop-in point for released prisoners, this tiny venue has turned into a trendy bar and afterhour-club with disco feeling and live electro DJs recently.

Camping

• Campingplatz Obermenzing

  phone: +49 89 8112235
  address: Lochhausener Straße 59
  Situated close to the end of autobahn A 8, the camping site has the corresponding background noise. The sanitary facilities have been renovated in 2013 and are up-to-date now.

• Camping Munich-Thalkirchen

  phone: +49 89 7231707
  address: Zentralländstraße 49
  This highly frequented camping ground is at the banks of the Isar, approximately 15 min to the city center by bike. The camping site has all necessary facilities and a very international atmosphere. The site is open 15.03.-31.10.

• Munich-Thalkirchen Youth Hostel

  phone: +49 89 78576770
  address: Miesingstraße 4

Budget

Mid-range

• Holiday Inn Munich - South

  phone: +49 89 780020
  address: Kistlerhofstraße 142
  Concrete bunker from the outside, good service inside. This HI is located in the commercial area and serves employees from the surrounding companies. 320 rooms and good location keep that place running.

• Leonardo Hotel Munich City West

  phone: +49 89 724940
  address: Brudermühlstraße 33
  The hotel has a modern and nice interior and a large roof terrace.

Splurge

• K+K Hotel am Harras

  phone: +49 89 746400
  address: Albert-Rosshaupter-Straße 4
  The K+K is one of the best hotels in the neighborhood with an excellent connection to public transportation.

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

• Lake Starnberg: About 30 min drive to the next big lake. Fancy restaurants and swimming are the main pastime activities.
• Tegernsee: Still thirsty? The beer gardens at Lake Tegernsee are impressive and you can take your bike on the train if you've had too many beers.