The hop-on hop-off bus: 4,638 ratings, and one reviewer in all of them who names Nymphenburg
Twenty-two written reviews, and what they are about
Coverage and convenience, mostly, and in four languages. Reviewers like the three lines, the freedom to stay on the bus and roll straight into the next route, and the staff at the Hauptbahnhof stop. The recurring complaint is the commentary: several want more of it, one wanted it in Dutch and could not have it. The single most useful review for a reader of this site is the shortest one.
“Favourite part of activity was visiting Nymphenburg Palace. Beautiful location and well worth visiting.”
“Für uns die beste Entscheidung. Wenn man viel sehen will. Auch die Audiobegleitung war informativ. Rundherum alles perfekt. Als kleiner Hinweis, im Flyer sind 15 Haltestellen, aber man bucht alle 13 Haltestellen, 14 und 15 werden nur angefahren falls Straßen gesperrt sind.”
“Met de drie tours bij elkaar een goed beeld gekregen van de stad. Gekozen om bij het Olympiapark en de Engelse tuinen uit te stappen. De bussen reden goed op tijd, dus daarmee konden we goed plannen. Wat jammer was, dat de audiogide in vele talen werd aangeboden, maar niet in het Nederlands.”
“Informationen hätten mehr sein können, aber ansonsten tolle Fahrten”
“wat gut.bich hätte mor mehr informationen grwünscht über Geschichte, Leben der amünchner, Bildung Gesundheit. Die Routen länge”
“Ganz gut, hatte aber erwartet, dass man eine Runde zum erst mal gucken fahren kann und dann in der zweiten Runde aussteigt , wo es einem gefällt”
Beloa’s review is the whole argument for this listing, and against it
Across 4,638 ratings and twenty-two written reviews, one person names Nymphenburg, and she gave the bus four stars while saying the palace was the best part of the day. That is the honest summary of what this product does for a Nymphenburg visitor: it takes you somewhere better than itself. The palace ticket, the museums and the park are all separate transactions once you step off, and the park at least costs nothing — the park and the pavilions.
4.3 is the second-lowest score of the twelve listings on this site, above only the plain entry ticket. On a sample of 4,638 that is a real number rather than an accident, and the written reviews suggest what it measures: people wanting more commentary than they got, and one wanting it in a language that was not offered.
Stephanie’s note about the stops is a reviewer’s account rather than anything the listing confirms, and the operator publishes its own routes. If which stop matters to you — and out at Nymphenburg it does, because the gate is a walk from the palace front — check the route map on the day rather than the flyer.
What it is genuinely good for
Getting out to a palace five kilometres from the old town without working out a route, and getting back again on the same ticket. Reviewers repeatedly describe staying on the bus through one route straight into the next, which is the thing a two-day ticket buys that a single journey does not. What it is not is a substitute for admission to anything, and no listing on this site is more explicit about including nothing. The ways in from the centre are on getting there.
What works
- 4,638 ratings, by far the largest sample of anything here that comes to Nymphenburg at all
- Three routes on one ticket, and reviewers report rolling from one straight into the next
- One of the routes runs out towards Nymphenburg and the Olympic Park
- Warm and repeated praise for the staff at the station stop
Worth knowing
- No admission to anything is included — not the palace, not the museums
- 4.3 is the second-lowest score of the twelve listings on this site
- Several reviewers wanted more commentary than they got; one wanted Dutch and there was none
- One reviewer expected to ride a full loop before choosing where to get off, and that is not how it works
What to book for the palace itself
Most booked, least lovedMunich: Nymphenburg Palace Entry Ticket
Palace + carriagesMunich Nymphenburg Palace & Carriage Museum Fast-Track Tour
City tour, park onlyMunich Moments: City Tour – Nymphenburg Park, BMW Welt
The entry ticket gets you through the door with no guiding, and is reviewed here. The fast-track tour adds a guide and the Marstallmuseum, reviewed here. The city tour that walks the park has two ratings and nothing written, so it has no page — and the park is free anyway.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Munich hop-on hop-off bus include entry to Nymphenburg Palace?
No. It includes no admission of any kind. It is a 24- or 48-hour bus ticket with multilingual commentary, and one of its three routes runs out towards Nymphenburg and the Olympic Park. The palace ticket is bought separately from the Bavarian Palace Administration — see tickets.
Do the reviews mention Nymphenburg?
Once, in twenty-two written reviews out of 4,638 ratings. A traveller from the United Kingdom wrote that visiting Nymphenburg Palace was her favourite part of the activity and that it was well worth visiting. She gave the bus four stars.
Is the audio commentary in every language?
Not every one. The listing promises multilingual commentary and one reviewer from the Netherlands writes that it was offered in many languages but not in Dutch. Two more reviewers, in German, wanted more information than the commentary gave them. If a particular language decides it for you, check the listing before booking.