Munich holiday pass now available digitally via online booking portal

Munich's new holiday pass for 2026/2027, valid from the 2026 autumn holidays, is now sold digitally for the first time. Since Monday 5 October, users have been able to buy the pass through a central online booking portal and use it directly on their smartphones. The city's previous sales outlets will no longer sell paper holiday or family passes, and the Munich family pass for 2027 will also go digital following the holiday pass.

Families on low incomes can still go to the usual distribution points for free passes. There they will receive a voucher code that lets them obtain a free pass through the digital system.

The new portal, developed jointly by the city's IT Department and Social Services Department, brings together in one place all the steps that previously had to be completed partly on paper and partly online. It covers buying the pass, finding information, registering for events and using the offers. It works on smartphones as well as on PCs and laptops, and the holiday pass can be added to a smartphone wallet. Children without a smartphone can use a printed copy, which must be shown before an event. The city says this gives residents simpler access while making the administrative processes behind it more efficient and less resource-intensive.

Head of Social Services Dorothee Schiwy said: "With the digital booking portal, parents and young people will save a great deal of time from now on when they want to use the holiday pass or its offers. It was important to us that a workable solution was also created for people on low incomes, so that everyone can use the offers digitally on an equal footing. The new digital pass now solves this well."

Head of IT Dr Laura Dornheim said: "As a mum, I'm pleased that we now always have the holiday pass with us on our phones and no longer have to search for it in the children's bedroom. As CDO (Chief Digital Officer), I'm proud that we have once again shown that good digitalisation makes everyday life easier for everyone. The City of Munich has long offered great activities for children and families, and we are making them fit for the future. With the passes, this was a joint achievement by the IT and Social Services departments."

Registration for an online account on the booking portal is available at muenchen.de/ferienpass, where further information and step-by-step guides have been provided since 5 October.