How to go to Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest is one of those internationally known events like Carnaval in Rio, Mardis Gras in New Orleans, or the World Cup. My sister and I went to Oktoberfest with almost zero planning and pulled it off successfully. Here's what we did: 1) Stay in an adjacent city connected with a train: Munich will likely have outrageous hotel and AirBnb prices as everyone floods in for Oktoberfest. Another more affordable option is to stay in a place like Nuremberg and take the train to Munich (about 1.5 hours). This adds a great time to pregame Oktoberfest as you'll see many Germans doing a similar strategy fulled dressed in laderhosen and dirndls on the train drinking beer. To make sure you get a seat in a tent, you'll want to arrive before 10 am, which means taking an 8 am train. The bigger the size of your group, the earlier you'll need to arrive. Nothing like an IPA at 8 am to start things off right. 2) Buy some Oktoberfest clothes: You'll have a lot more fun if you ...