München (Munich) Practical Information

• Travel Offices: EurAide is Deutsche Bahn's English-speaking office. Staff books train tickets for all European destinations for free. Tickets for public transit and discounted tickets for English-language walking, bus, and bike tours also available. Pick up a free copy of the helpful brochure Inside Track. (Inside Hauptbahnhof.☎59 38 89. www.euraide.com h Open daily May-Sept M-Sa 8am-noon and 2pm-6pm, Su 8am-noon, Oct-Apr M-Sa 8am-noon and 1pm-4pm, Su 8am-noon.)
• Tourist Offices: English-speaking staff books rooms for free with a 10% deposit. Also on-site at each tourist office is Muenchen-Ticket, a booking agency for concerts, theater, and other events. (Bahnhofsplatz 2, Marienplatz 2.☎23 39 65 00 www.muenchen-tourist.de $ English city guides €2, and maps €0.40. > Take a right out of the main Hauptbahnhof entrance (Bahnhofsplatz), or find it at the base of the Neues Rathaus (Marienplatz). h Gahnhofsplatz loc. open M-Sa 9am-8:30pm, Su 10am-6pm. Marienpl. loc. open M-Sa 10am-8pm, Su 10am-4pm.)
• Bike Rental and Tours: Pedal, laugh, and down a few beers as you pick up some creative history on one of   Mike's Bike Tours. (Bräuhausstr. 10.☎089 25 54 39 88 www.mikesbiketours.com $ English city guides €2, maps €0.40. Hefty backpackers' discount with receipt from stay at certain hostels (see website for details). > S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, U3, or U6: Marienplatz. Tours start at by the tower of the Altes Rathaus. h Tours daily from mid-Apr to Aug 11:30am and 4pm, Sept-mid-Nov and Mar-mid-Apr 12:30pm. Office open mid-Apr-Oct 7 10am-8pm; Mar-mid-Apr and Oct 8-Nov 18 10:30am-1pm and 4:30-5:30pm when not raining.) Radius Tours offers historical walking tours of the city in English, including a 2hr. tour of the Altstadt. Bike tours also available. (Opposite track 32 of the Hauptbahnhof.☎089 55 02 93 74 www.radiusmunich.com $ Bike tours €18. > S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, U3, or U6: Marienplatz. Look for the guides in blue and white checkered shirts. h Office open Apr-Nov M-F 9am-6pm, Sa-Su 9am-8pm. Tours offered Apr-Oct daily 10:45 and 11:45am. Bike tours May-Oct, every Tu, Th, and Su at 10:30am.)
• Consulates: Canada (Tal 29.☎089 219 95 70 www.canadainternational.gc.ca > S1, S2, S3,S4, S5, S6, S7 or S8: Isartor; look for the gold door to the righ of Conrad. h Open M-Th 9am-noon.) Ireland (Dennigerstr. 15.☎089 20 80 59 90 www.dfa.ie > U4: Richard-Strauss Str. h Open M-F 9am-noon.) UK (Möhlstr. 5.☎089 21 10 90. www.ukingermany.fco.gov.uk > Tram 18: Effnerpl. h Open M-Th 8:30am-noon and 1pm-5pm, F 8:30am-noon and 1pm-3:30pm.) US (Koniginstr. 5.☎089 288 80 www.munich.usconsulate.gov > U3, U3, U4, U5, or U6: Odeonspl. h Open by appointment only.)
• Currency Exchange: ReiseBank has decent rates and Western Union money-wiring office. (at the front of the Hauptbahnhof.☎089 55 10 80 www.reisebank.de h Open daily 7am-10pm.) Exchange AG will cash travelers' checks with a hefty commission. (Peterspl. 10.☎089 235 09 20. h Open M-F 10am-6pm.)
• Luggage Storage: Available at the airport. (☎089 97 52 13 75. www.munich-airport.de).Also available at the Hauptbahnhof. (☎089 97 52 13 75.)
• Lockers: Accessible in the main hall of Hauptbahnhof. ($€3-5 per 24hr. for up to 3 days.hOpen from 4am-12:30am. A staffed storage room in the main hall is open M-F 7am-8pm, Sa-Su 8am-6pm.)
• Lost Property: Anything lost in the Hauptbahnhof or on DB or S-Bahn trains will find its way to the DB Lost Property Office (In the Hauptbahnhof by track 26.☎089 13 08 66 64. www.fundservice.bahn.de h Open M-F 7am-8pm, Sa-Su 8am-6pm.)Those searching for lost property on the U-Bahn subway lines will be taken to the Infopoint Office of the MVV. (In the Hauptbahnhof.☎089 21 91 32 40. h Open M-F 8am-noon and 12:30pm-4pm, Sa-Su 9am-12:30pm and 1pm-5pm.) Official Lost Property Office (Ötztalerstr. 17.☎089 23 39 60 45. fundbuero.kvr@muenchen.de h Open M 8am-noon, Tu 8:30am-noon and 2-5:30pm, W-F 8am-noon.)
• GLBT Resources and hotlines:Munich is home to a large and liberal gay population, with most of the community centered around Mullerstr. and Gartnerpl. in the Glockenbachvertel. Every summer a pride festival is a popular event along Hans-Sachs-Str, complete with vendors, performances, and plenty of fun. Leo, the queer magazine of Bavaria, is published monthly and includes gay-interest articles as well as an events listing.Blu is geared toward a younger crowd and reads like a fashion magazine, also with events listings in the back. ( www.blu.fm) Rosa Muenchen is a quarterly directory of all things gay, covering everything from shops to pharmacies to escorts to gay sports teams.
• GLBT Hotlines: Gay Services Information (☎089 260 30 56 h Open daily 1pm-midnight.) Lesbenberatungsstelle LeTra (Angertorstr. 3.☎089 725 42 72 www.letra.de h Hotline open M 2:30-5pm, Tu 11:30am-1pm, W 2:30-5pm, Th 7-9pm.) Schwules Kommunikations und Kulturzentrum, also called the “sub, “ has a wealth of resources, counselors, and also staffs a small cafe and library for gay men. English spoken. (Müllerstr. 43. Information Hotline☎089 260 33 20. Violence Hotline☎089 192 28 h Center open M-Th 7-11pm, F-Sa 7pm-midnight, Su 7-11pm. Their information hotline is staffed daily 7-11pm and their violence hotline is staffed daily from 10am-7pm.)
• Home Share: Mitwohnzentrale Wolfgang Sigg GmbH/An der Uni offers apartments available by the month and a helpful multi-lingual website. (Fendstr. 6☎089 330 37 40 www.mrliving.de > U3 or U6: Munchener Freiheit. Walk south on Leopoldstr., turn left onto Fendstr. At #6, ring buzzer, and go through the corridor to the 2nd building. h Open M-F 9am-noon, other hours by appointment.) City Mitwohnzentrale rents apartments for a stay of over 4 days. (Lämmerstr. 6☎089 592 51 01 www.mitwohn.org $ Sublets usually for €300-400 per month. > By the Arnulfstr. exit of the Hauptbahnhof.) Studentenwerk offers inexpensive housing options for students, though you usually need a university affiliation. (Leopoldstr. 15☎089 38 19 62 83 www.studentenwerk.mhn.de > U3 or U6: Giselastr.) Apartment-Börse Studentenstadt Freimann offers temporary dormitory housing. (☎089 324 32 88 aboerse@gmx.de > U6: Studentenstadt. h Open M-F 6-8pm.)
• Libraries:
• Visitor Publications: New in the City is an annual publication in German and English covering everything from apartment registration to popular nightlife. Available at local newsstands. ( www.newinthecity.de)
• Women's Resources: Kofra Kommunkationszentrum für Frauen offers job advice, knowledge on lesbian politics, books, magazines, and a small cafe. (Baaderstr. 30.☎089 201 0450 www.kofra.de $ Internet €1 per hr. h Open M-Th 4-10pm, F 2-6pm.) Frauentreffpunkt Neuperlach offers venues and services for women, including an international coffeehouse and English conversation nights. Check website or call for dates and times. (Oskar-Maria-Graf-Ring 20-22.☎089 670 64 63 www. frauentreffpunkt-neuperlach.de) Lillemor's Frauenbuchlader is a women's bookstore. (Barerstr. 70.☎089 272 12 05. h Open M-F 10am-7pm, Sa 10am-2pm.)
• Disabled Resources: Info Center für Behinderte (Schellingstr. 31.☎089 211 70. www.vdk.de/bayern h Open M-Sa 9am-8pm, Su 10am-6pm.)
• Ticket Agencies: Advance tickets are available at München Ticket's retail locations within the tourist offices in the Rathaus in Marienpl. and at the Hauptbahnhof. (☎018 054 81 81 www.muenchen-ticket.de $ Phone €0.14 per min. h Rathaus location open M-Sa 10am-8pm, Marienplatz location open M-F 10am-8pm, Sa 10am-4pm.)
• Laundromats: Waschomat is a bright and cheery laundromat with English-language instructions. (Parkstr. 8. $ Wash €3.90 (soap €0.40), dry €0.60 per 5min. high-spin or €0.80 per 15min. Happy hour daily 6am-9am wash €3.30. > Tram 18 from Hauptbahnhof (dir.: Gondrellpl.) or 19 (dir.: Pasing): Holzapfelstr. Turn onto Holapfelstr., take the second right onto Schwanthalerstr., and then turn left onto Parkstr. h Open daily 6am-midnight.)
• Internet: San Francisco Coffee Company (Im Tal 15, with other locations throughout the city. $ Free Wi-Fi with the purchase of a coffee.) Coffee Fellows Cafe has an internet cafe on the second floor. (Schuetzenstr. 14. $ Free Wi-Fi for an hour with any €5 purchase. Wireless or PC use €1.30 per 30min or €2.50 per hour. Black-and-white printing €0.30 per sheet. Faxing €0.50 per sheet within the country, €1.00 outside the country.) Bayerische Staatsbibliothek has over 8.3 million books, magazines, and newspapers, as well as temporary exhibits. Computers and internet access available, but you'll have to get a library card. (Ludwigstr. 16 .☎089 28 63 80 www.bsb-muenchen.de > U6: Universität. h Reading room open 8am-midnight.)
• Post Office: (☎018 03 00 30 08 > The yellow building opposite the Hauptbahnhof. h Open M-F 8am-8pm, Sa 9am-4pm.)Postal Code: 80335.

• Tourist Offices

EurAide in English (☎ 59 38 89; www.euraide.com), counter in the Reisezentrum, Hauptbahnhof. Main office located next door to Subway sandwich shop. Deutsche Bahn’s English-speaking office books ...more

• Tours

Mike’s Bike Tours (☎ 089 25 54 39 87; www.mikesbiketours.com). Pedal, laugh, and down a few beers as you pick up some creative history from English-speaking guides. 4hr. tours (6.5km, €24) include ...more

• Financial Services

Currency Exchange: ReiseBank (☎ 089 551 0837; www.reisebank.de), at the front of the Hauptbahnhof, has decent rates. Open M-Su 7am-11pm. American Express Reisebüro: Promenadepl. 6 (☎ 089 22 ...more

• Local Services

Luggage Storage: At the airport (☎ 089 97 52 13 75). 24hr. staffed storage room in the main hall of the Hauptbahnhof (☎ 089 13 08 50 36). Lockers in main hall and opposite tracks 16, 24, and 28-36 ...more

• Emergency And Communications

Police: }110. Ambulance and Fire: }112 Emergency Medical Service: }089 19 222 Emergency Road Service: }089 018 02 22 22 22 Rape Crisis Support: ...more