City Tour Card to be launched in Munich - 1.Apr.06

When I was in the S-Bahn today I noticed that City Tour Cards are going to be available in Munich as of the 1st of April 2006.

Basically a ticket for one person for one day costs 9.50€ and one for three days costs 18€. Included in that are a ticket for the entire Innenraum and lots of discounts of 20% and more on various tourist attractions such as the Deutsches Museum, the Residenz, the Botanical Gardens and the Deutsches Theater. There are also discounts available at eateries such as Subway, Haagen Daz and the Hard Rock Cafe and on bike rental and tours of the city.

This system has been running in Berlin for a number of years now and me and my hubby bought three day tickets when we were there a few years ago. We used the discounts on a boat trip and a couple of other things if I remember rightly. No idea if it saved us money though, as we knew nothing about the Berlin public transport system. It sure was convenient though.

Looking at the offers for Munich, I would imagine that the three day ticket is relatively good value for money if you use a couple of the discounts, which I'm sure you could in three whole days. I say this because three days woth of single tageskarten from the MVV would cost 13,50 on their own. The one day ticket is a less good offer, because the train ticket is only worth 4,50, so you would have to save 5€ using the discounts in one day rather than three. Either way, I would imagine this is certainly worth a look if you have a friend coming over to visit, or if you are reading TT to plan your trip.

More information is available under: www.citytourcard.com

I'm always a little suspicious of these things, because you have to spend money to save money. Most of the tourist attractions only offer one euro discount to card holders. (Students would get at least this discount anyway.) It's only when you start booking tours that you "save" money - for example €16 for the KZ Dachau trip instead of €19. But entrance to the KZ is free, and public transport to there costs as little as €3,50 per person if you're in a group of 5, so suddenly even the discounted price looks rather expensive.

I wanted to avoid mentioning that the food and drink discounts are virtually limited to the culturally-enriching Subway, Haagen Dazs and Hard Rock Cafe, but I obviously failed.

Well, I guess if you're the kind of person who wants to pay someone else to lead them around a city, then this ticket will save you money. But I think those people are the least in need of discounts.


There's actually a 3-day Innenraum Tageskarte available for €11, which saves a bit of money.

Anyway, thanks for the info, kathie.

I have purchased city cards in Amsterdam and in Zurich and have found them to be worth the purchase. First off for the public transportation if anything(especially in winter). Second for some of the discounts on attractions musuems, cafes etc etc. I think it is a great idea and I am glad that Munich is incorporating it in. Its revenue for the city and local merchants so why not?

I'm always suspicious of anything dated April 1st.

Isn't it EXACTLY the same thing as the "Munich welcome card" which we've had for years?

yes...ok, please drive through...

it's a rip-off for most tourists

It does indeed sound very similar. Here's the link with more info about the Welcome Card. (I think they mean a welcome ticket, but anyway..)