The Münchner Ferienpass Costs 14 Euros and Basically Pays for Itself

The Official Rule

For the price of a couple of coffees, the Münchner Ferienpass unlocks a genuinely useful stack of free entries and discounts across the city, and it’s one of those small bureaucratic products that’s easy to miss as a newcomer simply because nobody explains it to you upfront.

For children and teens aged 6 to 14, the pass costs 14 euros and includes unlimited MVV public transit during the summer holidays specifically. For ages 15 to 17, it’s 10 euros without the transit benefit. Either age band includes free-entry vouchers for the city’s M-Bäder municipal swimming pools and for Tierpark Hellabrunn, the zoo, plus a printed booklet of additional tear-out discount coupons covering a range of partner activities that shifts somewhat from year to year.

The pass is valid for close to a full school year, not just a single holiday period. The 2025/26 edition runs from the autumn holidays, starting Monday, 3 November 2025, through the end of the following summer holidays, Monday, 14 September 2026. Sales for each year’s edition typically open in mid-October. You can buy it online at muenchen.de/ferienpass, or in person at Sozialbürgerhaus offices, public libraries, and the Stadtjugendamt Infothek. You’ll need an age-appropriate photo of the pass holder to complete the purchase.

If cost is a genuine concern, you don’t have to skip it. Low-income families can get the Ferienpass for free through the city’s Sozialbürgerhaus network, specifically ask about SZ Gute Werke when you visit or call. And crucially, you don’t have to be registered as a Munich resident at all, families living in the surrounding commuter belt, or simply visiting for the holidays, can buy and use it too.

What Real People Say

Family lifestyle blogs covering Munich consistently describe the Ferienpass as one of the better-value purchases of the year for families with school-age kids, specifically because the free Tierpark Hellabrunn and M-Bäder vouchers alone tend to cover a meaningful share of the purchase price on their own, before counting anything else in the booklet. The general sentiment among parents who buy it annually is straightforward: it’s cheap enough that the decision barely requires thought, and the included MVV transit access for the younger age band in particular gets described as genuinely useful for a summer full of day trips across the city.

Step by Step

1. Buy your pass starting mid-October, either online at muenchen.de/ferienpass or in person at a Sozialbürgerhaus, library, or the Stadtjugendamt Infothek.
2. Have an age-appropriate photo ready for the pass holder, it’s required to complete the purchase.
3. Check whether your family qualifies for a free pass through the Sozialbürgerhaus network if budget is a concern, ask specifically about SZ Gute Werke.
4. Flip through the full booklet as soon as you get it, some individual vouchers are limited-use or tied to specific dates.
5. Use the MVV transit benefit deliberately during the summer holidays if your child is in the 6 to 14 age band, it’s one of the most valuable single pieces of the pass.

Compliance Note

This page explains the general structure and pricing of the Münchner Ferienpass, but exact pricing, validity dates, and included vouchers can change year to year, so confirm current details directly on the city’s own Ferienpass page before purchasing.