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Sophie Hartinger

Sophie Hartinger

Editor · Practical info & Where to stay

Sophie worked at the front desk of a city-centre hotel for five years and answered the same questions about car parks and the U-Bahn every day. She writes the pages she would have liked to hand to her guests. She checks every price with the operator, never in a guidebook.

12 published articles
Munich hotels for Oktoberfest: prices per night, the expensive nights and the areas worth it
Oktoberfest

Munich hotels for Oktoberfest: prices per night, the expensive nights and the areas worth it

What a hotel in Munich costs during the Oktoberfest, by category and by night, which Saturdays are the most expensive, a…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Oktoberfest Munich tickets: why there is no entry ticket and how to book a table
Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest Munich tickets: why there is no entry ticket and how to book a table

If you are looking for Oktoberfest tickets, what you usually need is a table reservation. The five things you can actual…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Luggage storage, toilets and drinking water in Munich: the counted locations
Practical

Luggage storage, toilets and drinking water in Munich: the counted locations

Munich keeps no public register of its luggage lockers, toilets and drinking fountains. What exists is a map, and it can…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Where to stay in Munich? Districts, prices and journey times compared
Sleep

Where to stay in Munich? Districts, prices and journey times compared

Munich costs [[fait:dormir.preis.jahresmittel|€175 a night]] on annual average and [[fait:dormir.preis.wiesn-mittel|arou…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Munich transport map: the maps to download and what they show
Practical

Munich transport map: the maps to download and what they show

The network maps are available as PDFs, as of [[fait:mvv.plan.gesamtfahrplan|December 2025]], and are not to be confused…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Park and ride in Munich: prices, the condition and the costly trap
Practical

Park and ride in Munich: prices, the condition and the costly trap

A day at a P+R site costs [[fait:pr.tarif.staedtisch|€1.00 to €2.00]]; the very same space without an MVV ticket, up to …

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Munich city map: the centre, the districts and the real distances between them
Practical

Munich city map: the centre, the districts and the real distances between them

From Marienplatz it is [[fait:dormir.weg.theresienwiese|15 to 20 minutes on foot]] to the Theresienwiese, and to Schwabi…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Getting around Munich: tickets, zones and the price of a ride
Practical

Getting around Munich: tickets, zones and the price of a ride

A single ride in the inner zone costs [[fait:mvv.tarif.einzelfahrt-2026|€3.50 to €3.80]], a day ticket [[fait:mvv.tarif.…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Parking in Munich: prices, car parks and the low-emission zone trap
Practical

Parking in Munich: prices, car parks and the low-emission zone trap

An hour in a Munich car park costs between [[fait:parken.tarif.schwanthalerhoehe-stunde|€2.50]] and [[fait:parken.tarif.…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Markets in Munich and around: which ones are open at the weekend
Itineraries

Markets in Munich and around: which ones are open at the weekend

Which markets are open in Munich has a simple answer: it depends on the day of the week. This page sorts Munich's market…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
A weekend in Munich: can you fit the Wiesn and the old town into two days?
Itineraries

A weekend in Munich: can you fit the Wiesn and the old town into two days?

For most people, a weekend in Munich means the Wiesn plus as much of the city as possible. This page shows how a two-day…

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026
Oktoberfest Munich opening hours 2026: grounds, tents and the two times people mix up
Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest Munich opening hours 2026: grounds, tents and the two times people mix up

The question of Oktoberfest opening hours has two answers, not one: when the grounds close, and when beer service ends. …

Sophie Hartinger · 28 September 2026