Luggage storageOktoberfest

Luggage storage and bag rules at the festival grounds

Leaving a rucksack at the Wiesn means navigating baggage rules and the venue's own storage, so knowing your choices before you arrive keeps the day simple.

Getting there is easy once your hands are free—the U4 and U5 drop you right at the grounds, and several other stations sit about a ten-minute walk away. The festival itself is free to enter, though the historic Oide Wiesn section charges €4. If your train gets in late, note that locker availability at München Hbf may be patchy because of construction work. Oktoberfest draws huge crowds every year as the world's largest folk festival. Suitcases and large bags are not permitted inside the festival grounds at all. Oktoberfest does not have a clear-bag rule, but any bag you bring still has to fit specific size and volume limits. Any bag or backpack you carry in must be no larger than 20 x 15 x 10 centimetres and hold no more than 3 litres. If you arrive with a larger bag, paid storage is available at entrances P1, P5, P8, and P10 for €5. On weekdays the festival luggage storage opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 1 a.m. If you need urgent access outside opening hours, the storage operator offers on-call service for things like retrieving flight tickets or keys. With Stasher, you can store bags from €1.49 a day at 10+ locations near Oktoberfest.

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Getting to the Theresienwiese with your bags

The U-Bahn station Theresienwiese (lines U4 and U5) drops you right at the festival area, so it's the simplest approach if you've already stored your bags elsewhere. The S-Bahn station Hackerbrücke is about a 10-minute walk from the north entrance, served by all lines. The U-Bahn stations Schwanthalerhöhe (U4/U5), Goetheplatz (U3/U6), and Poccistraße (U3/U6) are each approximately a 10-minute walk from the Oktoberfest grounds.

München's main train station is approximately a 15-minute walk from the grounds. If you're arriving at München Hbf with a bag, locker availability may be limited because of construction work, so check before relying on it.

Planning your visit around the crowds

The grounds open at 9 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, and 10 a.m. on weekdays. Entry to Oktoberfest itself is free, but the historic Oide Wiesn section charges €4. A short walk from the festival, the Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum at Am Bavariapark 5 makes a quieter break from the crowds if you've time to spare. If you want to stay later than the main beer halls, head to Käfer's Wiesn-Schänke or Kuffler's Weinzelt, which stay open until 1 a.m.