Allianz Arena and FC Bayern Museum: guided tour, stadium view or your own ticket?
Updated October 13, 2026 · 6 min read
For most visitors who want a guide, book the city bus tour with the Allianz Arena tour and museum: €51 per person, 4.5 stars from 2,411 reviews, about 5 hours, in English or German. It includes the ride to the stadium, entry to the FC Bayern Museum and a guided tour of the arena. If you only care about the stadium and would rather get there yourself, there are cheaper ways in, and they are below.
The options side by side
| Tour | Price | Duration | What you get | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City bus tour + Allianz Arena tour | €51 | 5 hours | City bus tour, museum, guided arena tour | Yes, English or German |
| FC Bayern Museum + Arena View | €19 | 1.5 to 3 hours | View from the north stand, museum, audio guide | No |
| FC Bayern Museum entry ticket | €12 | Your own pace | Museum only | No |
| BMW Welt, Allianz Arena and Olympic Park, private | €440 per group of up to 3 | 6 hours | Three sights in one private day | Yes |
What the bus tour actually does
You meet at Karlsplatz/Stachus, where the operator’s blue buses wait; the booking page now gives the meeting point as Sonnenstraße 3, across the street, so read it again before you go. The bus drives through the city to the stadium in the north. At the arena you get roughly 45 minutes to an hour of free time for the FC Bayern Museum and the fan shop, and then a guided tour of the arena of about an hour.
Two honest points. First, that free hour is a recurring comment in the reviews: it is short for a museum with this many trophies. Second, the listing does not say which parts of the stadium the tour enters. One reviewer wrote that they were allowed up the tunnel and onto the pitch; the listing does not promise it, so do not book on that basis.
Check these two limits before you buy. The tour is not suitable for wheelchair users or for strollers, because of many stairs. And if the arena cannot be entered because of a match or another event, the tour is cancelled and you are offered another date where possible.
The cheaper, self-guided version
The Museum + Arena View ticket is run by FC Bayern itself and is explicitly not a guided tour. You look down on the pitch from the lower tier of the north stand, with an audio guide on your phone, and then walk through the museum, which the listing calls the largest club museum in Germany. The locker room, the mixed zone, the players’ tunnel and the pitch are not included.
It is the better choice for wheelchair users: the listing says that staff take you up by lift from the ticket office in the museum foyer, and that no advance booking by phone or email is needed for that. A family ticket covers two adults and any number of children up to 16 who live in one household. There are lockers in the foyer.
Going on your own with the club’s ticket
You do not need a tour operator at all. On its own website the club sells a museum ticket for €12 for adults, and a combination of museum and arena tour for €25 for adults (€11 for children aged 6 to 13, and free up to 5). Its arena tour runs for about an hour, and you should allow another 60 to 90 minutes for the museum. Opening hours are listed as 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with last admission at 5:15 p.m., but they change on match days, so check the club’s page for your date.
The stadium is in the north of the city. Take the U6 towards Garching-Forschungszentrum and get off at Fröttmaning; the club puts the ride at about 16 minutes from Marienplatz, followed by a 15 to 20 minute walk across the esplanade.
So the choice is simple. The €51 tour costs more than twice the club’s combination ticket, and what you pay for is the bus, the guide through the city and the transfer. If you are comfortable with the U-Bahn, the club ticket is the cheaper way to see the same two places.
Which one to book
- A guide, a city overview and no planning: the €51 tour.
- Stadium views and the museum at your own pace, with step-free access: the €19 ticket.
- Museum only: the €12 ticket, or go via the club’s site.
- A private day with BMW Welt as well: the €440 tour, for up to three people. It has only 8 reviews, so treat it as unproven.
If you are building a day around the city centre, the bike and bus tours are the other way to see a lot quickly, and the tickets and attractions page lists the museum tickets in one place.
Our pick for most travellers: the city bus tour with the Allianz Arena tour and museum.
