Great collection of automobiles and a informative display of cars and motorbikes documenting the history of BMW. The adjacent BMW Welt is free to access but visiting the museum is highly recommended. Parking is easy and the location is easily accessible from highway or bus.

We visited both buildings. There is paid parking available under the BMW building. This is where they keep the new cars, including the newly purchased Rolls-Royce cars. The cars are for show and you cannot sit inside them to get the real feeling. The museum is a short walk from BMW building and requires a fee to enter. They close at 6 PM. There you can see the progression of the development of BMW motorcycles, and cars since early 1900. Depending on how much you are interested in cars, you can spend a good two hours there. There is an audio guide which we did not purchase since we had only one hour before it closes.

As a BMW owner and aficionado - had to go to the mothership. Was a little disappointed by the smallish size of exhibits and the gift shop was pretty bare, but seeing the history and evolution of BMW’s motorcycles and cars was neat. We are fans of E30 classic style and even saw a similar build. Did you know that they make proto types out of clay? Very cool to see in person. I tried wiping my drool off the M1 Hommage…think I got it. Oh and CE 04 is hands down the most amazing electric scooter ever manufactured! Definitely on my wishlist…

If you are in Munich and if you like cars irrespective of brands, then this is THE place for you. I was alone and luckily I got an hour guided tour ticket for 10 Euro at the last moment. It was very informative tour. I was surprised to know thay protp type cars are made out of clay. They had pleant of cars, bikes and engines on display. One enclosure was specially for Elvis's car when he was in Germany on US military duty from 1958 to 1960. It was a big highlight. Some of small cars were very cute. Unfortunately I could not go for BMW World to see new cars due to shortage of time. Not to be missed...

Even if you’re only slightly interested in cars this is an excellent place to visit. Well laid out, signs in German and English and very extensive displays. There is currently a big exhibition/ collection of motorbikes as it’s the centenary of first production.

It's a very good car museum and show room. We did the trinity of car museums, Porsche, Mercedes (Stuttgart) and BMW (Munich) in 5 days, so comparisons are natural. They are all very good experiences, slickly presented and glossy enough for motor fans and those who are not. The BMW showroom with its interactive area for smaller kids (4-12 yo recommended) was great and I played (49yo) happily with the DJ booth myself. The mix of new in the BMW Welt (plus Rolls Royce and M series) and old in museum was a nice contrast. One main difference is BMW was more technical and displayed more engines

I am not a big fan of cars but being in Munich, I was told that the BMW museum was a place to go. I was not disappointed, the trip made me see the evolution of BMW throughout the decades where they ascended and established themselves as being a pioneer in the industry. I would 100% recommend to everyone.

So if you want a factory tour you need to set that up AT LEAST 6 wks in advance and NOT offered during holidays. Now to explain what we learned because we were confused until we got here. The Welt is free and basically a showroom. They want you to buy. Having said that, you can treat it like a museum, kept us busy for a good hour. There is a large gift store and cafe. They open at 0730 which is nice to hang around until museum opens at 1000. Parking is on Welt side and a bridge connects over the street outside. It’s Dec so they actually have a gluwein stand inside like the Christmas markets. Now, the museum… if you book an English tour like I did, 6 euro, that includes entrance fee. You don’t need the tour if you like to go slow and read, plenty of English. The tour is not anything extra, so may be redundant. Also has a nice cafe/coffee shop and another gift store. Come and enjoy. Probably 3-4 hr, at least for us. Very nice staff! Oh they do charge for parking.

Arrived around 10:45 over the holiday and facility was already packed. Very well done museum detailing BMW's history in aviation, cycles and autos. Some wonderful older models on display which were beautiful. Brand and logo history very interesting as well. Well worth it.

We really wanted to check out the BMW museum on this trip and we were not disappointed! The bikes, the cars, and the history was incredible. Make sure when you leave the main building, walk across that huge bridge and check out the dealership/factory! I had no idea that was there, we just stumbled into it, and it was even more amazing! Lots of fun stuff to do and check out inside. Make sure you have a few hours for it all!