How to Get Bayern Munich Tickets: A UK Fan's Honest Guide

Munich's an easy one to get to and a hard one to get into. Bayern's own FAQ talks about "exceptionally high demand for tickets" (ticket FAQ), and the club has well over 400,000 members (FC Bayern membership), which is a lot of people ahead of you in the queue. If you're wondering how to get Bayern Munich tickets as a UK fan, the short version is this: join the club, enter the ticket draw early, and if that fails, live on the official Ticket Exchange in match week. Everything below comes from FC Bayern's and the Allianz Arena's own websites, checked on 19 October 2026.

For the overall difficulty rating and how Bayern compare with other clubs, see our Bayern Munich club page.

How Bayern actually sell tickets

The Ticket Request Portal (it's a draw, not a queue)

Bayern don't run a first-come, first-served sale for most home games. You put in a request through the club's Ticket Request Portal, and the tickets are handed out by lottery. The club's FAQ says requests can be made "well in advance but only until overbooked", and that matches are closed one by one as they become overbooked (ticket FAQ).

Here's how the timing works, according to the club:

• Requests for a season usually open well before it starts, even before the fixture dates are confirmed (ticket FAQ).
• Tickets are allocated by draw roughly 4–6 weeks before each match, and you're told by email whether you got them (day tickets 2026/27).
• Successful tickets go into the FC Bayern App and the Allianz Arena App, but only from two weeks before the match (day tickets 2026/27).
• For Bundesliga games there's a cap of 2 tickets per member (ticket FAQ).

When we checked, the club's 2026/27 day-ticket page said requests were still possible for a large number of matches (our translation from German; day tickets 2026/27). Overbooked games close, so get in early.

Do you need to be a member to enter? The FAQ's order limit is written "per member", and the club lists taking part in the ticket draw for overbooked home matches as a member benefit (membership benefits). The pages we read don't spell out whether non-members can request at all, so for a normal league game, assume you'll need a membership.

The club also takes requests by phone (+49 89 699 31 333) and by a downloadable order form. You can't order by email (ticket FAQ).

The official Ticket Exchange

This is where most UK fans without a lucky draw will end up. Season-ticket and day-ticket holders who can't go list their seats on the FC Bayern Ticket Exchange, and you buy them directly from the club (Ticket Exchange FAQ).

The key rules, straight from the club:

• Members first. Bayern say they've made "most of the games exclusively for our members" on the Exchange, but that they usually open it to all fans "during the match week at the latest", depending on supply and demand (Ticket Exchange FAQ). The club's day-ticket page adds that most tickets are listed in match week (day tickets 2026/27).
• Price. You pay the day-ticket price plus a 15% fee, which the club adds on top of its normal system fees (see the fees below; prices and concessions). Exchange tickets are full price only, with no discounts (Ticket Exchange FAQ).
• Deadline. The Exchange closes three hours before kick-off (Ticket Exchange FAQ).
• Delivery. The Exchange FAQ says tickets come by email as a print@home ticket, while the club's 2026/27 day-ticket page says it's moving tickets into the FC Bayern and Allianz Arena apps. Follow whatever instructions come with your purchase (Ticket Exchange FAQ, day tickets 2026/27).
• Home games only. You can't use it for Bayern's away games.
• Registration is free. You only pay when you buy.

So the honest plan for a non-member is to keep checking the Exchange through match week, right up until it closes three hours before kick-off.

No box office on the day

Bayern's FAQ is blunt: "Unfortunately, the box office is not available on the day of the match" (ticket FAQ). Don't fly out hoping to buy at the ground.

Steer clear of viagogo and StubHub

The club's own words: "Only the FC Bayern Ticket Exchange is an official market." It says it strongly recommends you don't buy on platforms like viagogo or StubHub, "as they are often overpriced and sometimes invalid" (Ticket Exchange FAQ). Bayern also say tickets can't be returned, except when the league moves the fixture date (ticket FAQ).

Bayern membership: what it costs and whether it's worth it

Membership fees per season (membership pricing):

Membership	Cost per season
Adults (26 to 64)	€65.00
Young adults (18 to 25)	€45.00
Children and teenagers (up to 17)	€35.00
Seniors (65 and over)	€35.00
Disabled (only with a valid pass)	€35.00

A few details worth knowing, all from the same page:

• There's a one-off €3 joining fee.
• If you don't want the printed club magazine "51", your fee is reduced. The pricing page says by €15 a season; the club's benefits page says €10, so check when you join.
• Membership only starts once you've paid. The club lists two entry dates: 1 July and 1 January. Join on 1 July and you pay one annual fee; join on 1 January and you pay 1.5 annual fees.

Does it help? Yes. According to the club, members get the chance to enter the ticket draw for overbooked home matches, access to the Ticket Exchange for sold-out home games in all competitions, and €2.50 off the full price of seat tickets for home matches (not DFB-Pokal games) (membership benefits). What it doesn't give you is a guaranteed ticket. It's a draw, and you're up against a huge membership.

Prices for 2026/27, and the cheapest way in

Official 2026/27 Bundesliga home prices, as listed on the club's prices and concessions page, checked 19 October 2026:

Category	Full price	Members	Children, disabled, seniors (50% off)
Category 1	€80	€77.50	€40
Category 2	€70	€67.50	€35
Category 3	€50	€47.50	€25
Category 4	€40	€37.50	€20
Category 5	€15	€15	€7.50

Concessions. Members get €2.50 off Bundesliga and Champions League tickets. Severely disabled fans with ID, children under 14 and seniors aged 65 and over get 50% off, and you need to carry proof on match day. There's no member discount in the DFB-Pokal, and no discounts at all on Ticket Exchange tickets or on tickets from the visiting club's allocation (prices and concessions).

Fees on top. Every home-game booking carries a system fee: €2 for a ticket worth up to €20, €5 for €20 and above, or €8 for €300 or more. There's also a €1 advance booking fee per full-price ticket. On the Ticket Exchange, a 15% fee is added on top of the system fees (prices and concessions).

Standing or seat? Bayern's price table doesn't label any category as standing. The club's prices page does say: "No member discounts on standing tickets." Category 5 is the only one where the member price is the same as full price. Our reading is that Category 5 is the standing option, but check the club's seating plan and price list before you request. Either way, €15 to watch Bayern is daft value.

Cup and European games

• Champions League: league-stage home prices have recently run from about €19 to €130, depending on the opponent and the category.
• DFB-Pokal: cup prices are set per match, and there's no member discount in the cup.

Prices for European and cup games are published match by match, so check the club's prices and concessions page for the game you want.

Going as an away fan

If you're following your own team to Munich, the away end is the upper tier on the east side, blocks 340 to 347. For Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal games, Bayern can add block 242 in the middle tier if the visiting club needs it (Allianz Arena seat maps). Bayern's prices page describes the visiting club's allocation as "usually blocks 339-347 and 242-246", so the exact blocks can vary by match, and visiting-allocation tickets get no discounts (prices and concessions). Those tickets come from the visiting club's allocation, so your route in is your own club's away sale, not Bayern's draw.

What UK fans should realistically do

1. Decide early whether to join. Adult membership is €65 a season plus a €3 joining fee, and it only starts on 1 July or 1 January, once you've paid (membership pricing). If you're planning a spring trip, don't leave it late.
2. Get your request in before the game is overbooked. The draw happens roughly 4–6 weeks out, and the cap for Bundesliga games is 2 tickets per member.
3. Missed out? Work the Ticket Exchange in match week. Most tickets turn up then, and it usually opens to everyone by match week at the latest. It closes three hours before kick-off.
4. Pick a less glamorous fixture if your dates are flexible. Every game is in demand, but your odds are likely to be better without a big opponent or a title decider.
5. Book cancellable flights and hotels until the ticket is confirmed.
6. Ignore unofficial resellers. Bayern say viagogo and StubHub tickets are often overpriced and sometimes invalid.

If Munich falls through, have a look at easier Bundesliga trips like Augsburg, Freiburg or Mainz, and our Bundesliga overview. For another big German ground, see how to get Dortmund tickets, and compare every club on the ticket difficulty leaderboard.

Getting to the Allianz Arena (briefly)

For which UK airports to fly from, see our Bayern club page. Bayern recommend travelling to the Allianz Arena by public transport (ticket FAQ). We haven't verified specific routes or whether match tickets include public transport, so check the Allianz Arena's travel pages and local transport sites before you go. The club says luggage storage (for example, for bags larger than A4) is on the Esplanade, at the North Entrance and at the guest entrance (ticket FAQ), so travel light on matchday.

Can't get a ticket at all? You can still see the stadium on a tour: search Allianz Arena and FC Bayern Museum tours on GetYourGuide (affiliate link).

The verdict: how hard is it?

Very hard. Without a membership, an ordinary Bundesliga home game is close to a no-go until match week, and even then you're relying on the Ticket Exchange opening up and someone selling. With a €65 membership, an early request and some match-week stubbornness on the Exchange, you've got a fighting chance, and the face values are brilliant. Just don't book non-refundable anything until the ticket's in your hand.