Oktoberfest 2025 - Opening Weekend - Hostel
From AUD 995/pp
2025 early bird specials now available!
Enjoy our Oktoberfest hostel located a just short distance from all the beerhalls.
Oktoberfest Opening Weekend
Oktoberfest's Opening Weekend sets the scene for 16 days of Beerfest madness and is always the most popular weekend for the many Aussies, Kiwis and other tourists who converge on the city. If you're up for something big, then the opening weekend is definitely that!Check out our tour video HERE!
Getting to Munich
Fares to Munich during Oktoberfest quickly get expensive so your best bet is to make your booking early. Flights between London and Munich are operated by EasyJet, British Airways and Lufthansa. Lufthansa also connects Munich with many other cities in Europe.Munich is linked to other European cities by train and coach - see Trainline, Deutsche Bahn, Eurolines or Flixbus for details.
Flights into Salzburg, Austria and Memmingen (105km west of Munich) are available with Ryan Air. Trains from each into Munich Hauptbahnhof are around €20 one way or around €50 for a group of 3-5 people - see Deutsche Bahn. The airport coach from Memmingen to Munich is €20 from Allgäu Airport Express.
Any Questions?
Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about the tour.Inclusions
- Three nights in Munich city centre hostel in 4, 6 or 8-bed dorm rooms
- Continental breakfast daily
- Funky Fanatics Oktoberfest Bavarian shirt or dress
- Easy walk or metro ride to the Oktoberfest beerhalls
Our Hostel
The 4 You Hostel
The 4 You Hostel is located just north of Munich's central train station and within walking distance to the Oktoberfest grounds, Munich's town centre and our opening night party venue - Munich's biggest permanent beer garden!
The 4 You offers modern, highly rated, and extremely well maintained rooms and has its own funky bar and dining area. The beerhalls, Munich's central station and major attractions are all just a stone's throw away.
Itinerary
Friday 19 September - Arrival in Munich
Welcome to Munich! Check-in at the hostel this afternoon. Arrival details will be emailed to you two weeks before the festival. Meet the Fanatics tour leaders in the hostel lobby at 7pm for you to collect your festival merchandise and tour information.
Tonight we head to one of the biggest and best brewery beer gardens not just in Munich, but in the world... it's brilliant! Our pre-Oktoberfest venue is only a short walk away and a chance to get together with all the Fanatics passengers for our first taste of Bavarian culture for the weekend.
Saturday 20 September - Oktoberfest Opening Ceremony!
This morning we meet at the beerhalls bright and early in order to get the best possible position when the doors open. Today features the massive opening ceremony that kicks starts the whole festival, with the mayor tapping the first keg at midday! The atmosphere and anticipation in lead up to the midday opening is like nothing else.
Sunday 21 September - Oktoberfest Day Two
Dust off the hangover and get ready to do it all over again. You can head into the Oktoberfest fairground during the day to test your stomach on the rides and amazing food stalls, as well as wander around the stylish streets of the Bavarian capital. Then it's to the beerhalls where we'll join together in the best Sunday night beerhall of all.
Monday 22 September - Munich Departure
Check-out this morning ready to head back home or continue your travels through Europe.
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