Sea Life Munich Tickets: how to buy and prices

If you are planning what to see and do in Munich during your trip, you should definitely visit this aquarium. In its surroundings you will find a combination of sporting venues such as the Olympiapark München, its attractive Walk of Fame Olympic Park and you have the possibility to discover the depths of the oceans in the Munich Sea Life.

There is fun for all the family in this area and if you are especially looking for things to do with children, you should definitely check out the Sea Life aquarium. In this post you'll find a practical guide on how to get tickets, attractions and tips on how to visit.

Sea Life Munich 's ticketing policies are focused on providing a better service to visitors. Tickets can currently only be purchased online, visit their official website.

Also, if you prefer to pay at the ticket office, you must book your time in advance on their website.

The ticket is valid on the chosen date and time, however, in case of changes of plans, you can change the date in advance -up to 48 hours before admission-.

The aquarium is a busy place and this measure ensures that we offer a better service so that you will always have a pleasant experience with the Sea Life family.

The aquarium of the Bavarian capital offers 3 types of entrance tickets:

• General admission. From € 19.95 adults can enter Sea Life Munich at the specified time and date.
• Ticket + souvenir. From 21.95 €, this ticket includes, in addition to the general admission, digital access to the photos taken in the aquarium. With this ticket you enjoy the experience while the staff records your memories digitally. Afterwards you can choose your best images.
• Gold ticket. From 29.5 €, in addition to the above benefits, you will receive a printed photograph and digital access to the entire album of your visit. You can also choose between an educational book or an aquarium activity pack. And if your plans suffer a setback, you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before your visit.

The Sea Life Aquarium in Munich also offers two types of annual passes:

• The Sea Life Munich Basic Annual Pass. From €33.50, it gives you access to the aquarium 12 months a year, Monday to Friday, except for public holidays, plus other benefits such as a 10% discount in the aquarium shop.
• The Sea Life Munich Premium Annual Pass. Apart from discounts in the shop and other benefits, from €55.5 this pass gives you access to the aquarium for 12 months with no restrictions on days or dates.

Please note: for ticketing purposes, adults are considered to be those aged 15 and over.

Following the online advance purchase policy as the only way to buy your tickets, Sea Life Munich reduces queues by only serving visitors at the time and date stated on their ticket.

Unlike other attractions, this aquarium does not offer priority access tickets. However, as only those who have booked are able to attend, groups are small and there is no need to worry.

Good news - yes, it is included in a couple of the most popular tourist passes in the Bavarian capital:

• The Munich CITYPASS. From €47.90 it gives you access to more than 45 attractions, parks and museums, including the Munich Sea Life Aquarium. Admission is included in this pass, you just need to book your time online before your visit.
• The Merlin Adventure Pass. From €104 you buy unlimited access to Sea Life Munich and 12 other attractions such as LEGOLAND, Madame Tussauds Berlin, the Heide Park resort, The Dungeons and Gardaland Park among others.
• In addition, LEGOLAND text Annual Pass Plus holders have their tickets to the Sea Life locations in Munich, Konstanz and Speyer included.

Important: in all cases you must book your place in advance on the official website.

This aquarium does not offer a guided tour, although the aquarium staff is attentive at all times during the visit. Staff members will be happy to answer any questions you may have in German and English.

Group access is limited so that everyone can see everything from seahorses to anemones and sharks.

Yes, again the answer is positive.

• The Munich CARD. From 5.90 € you will have the possibility of discounts for less than half the prices in more than 70 venues, museums and other places of interest. You will enjoy a 20% discount on your ticket to this aquarium.

Yes, as with adults - 15 years and older - children and young people between the ages of 3 and 14 have several ticket options.

• General admission. From 15.95 € children can enter Sea Life Munich at the specified time and date.
• Ticket + souvenir. From €17.95, this includes, in addition to general admission, digital access to the photos taken in the aquarium.
• Gold ticket. From €25.9 in addition to the above benefits, you will receive a printed photograph and digital access to the entire album of your visit. You can also choose between an educational book or an aquarium activity pack.

Children from 0 to 2 years old get free admission to Sea Life Munich.

Please note: in all cases, children and young people must be accompanied by an adult to enter and remain in the aquarium.

Yes, gather 10 people over 3 years old and bookyour group visit to enjoy the following benefits:

• Reduced general admission for all members of the public. The price starts at €12.50 per child aged 3 and over.
• Access to the digital photo album of the visit. Keep memories of the group with you without paying attention to your professional camera or your mobile phone camera, you don't need to take pictures on your own, at the end of the visit you only need to download the images you like having enjoyed the tour without worrying about your personal camera.

Please note: children between 0-2 years old are free but do not count towards group discounts.

Remember that at the Sea Life it is compulsory to book your time in advance. The ideal travel scenario is to make the itinerary of the day, for example by buying your tickets for the best sightseeing buses in Munich having checked the route and thus taking advantage of the ride through the different parts of the city that you can visit, such as this aquarium.

If you want to make the most of your visit to Germany, I recommend buying your tickets in advance. In any case, at least in the case of this Sea Life, you will have to go to their website to make a reservation.

Monday to Sunday from 09:00 hours to 18:00 hours in high season (July, August, September and December). The rest of the year the opening hours are from 10:00 to 17:00.

Opening times may change under special conditions. To check a particular date I invite you to visit the Sea Life Aquarium's calendar of dates.

Access to the facilities takes place every 30 minutes and it is estimated that you will need between 1.5 to 2 hours inside the aquarium to get to know all the attractions of the place.

The area where adults and children spend the most time is visiting the sharks, there are more than 20 species.

This aquarium is open all year round except for public holidays in Germany, but since it is an indoor activity perfect for rainy days and cold temperatures, it is ideal to book this activity as one of your things to do in Munich in winter.

A great time to visit is in December, when travel itineraries across the German lands feature some of the best tours and activities to do at Christmas, especially if you're travelling with children.

This aquarium is located in the middle of the Olympiapark and its address is: Willi-Daume-Platz 1, 80809, Munich.

On foot

• Walking from the Olympiazentrum underground station, it will take you about 8 minutes to walk the 650 metres between them.
• Another underground option is to get off at Petuelring station and walk the 850 m to the Olympiapark in 10 minutes.

By private car

If you are coming from the Old Town, you can take the B2R for 9.6 km. Near the aquarium you will find four car parks, the closest being Parkdeck Olympiapark located at Spiridon-Louis-Ring 7, 80809.

By tourist bus

The Munich sightseeing bus also has a stop at Petuelring, the location is convenient.

The stars of the aquarium are:

The sharks

With more than 20 species living on the premises, this is the aquarium with the largest variety of sharks in Germany.

Here you will find the carpet sharks - of Japanese origin - as well as cat sharks, dog sharks and other species. They live together in a special huge ocean basin.

Without a doubt they are the main attraction of the place, and you can't miss the basin with these feisty fish, especially if you want to meet the HAI-LIGHT nurse shark, a Pünktchen zebra shark that dominates the terrain to its heart's content.

The tropical island

The depths of the ocean are as dangerous as its shores, and Sea Life Munich brings together a special selection of these species.

Poisonous frogs, green water dragons, huge turtles, giant insects, reptiles... a whole tropical island on German soil.

Cetaceans and others

A variety of cetaceans and other marine species such as sturgeons, the dreaded compass jellyfish and other rescued animals.

• Book in advance. Other aquariums allow you to buy at the ticket office, but in this case you can only pay for pre-booked tickets. You may be able to get in quickly with your phone and make a last minute purchase but it's a lottery. The place is as small as it is cosy and children often have a great time enjoying the activities and marine life.
• Leave your pet at home. The Sea Life Aquarium Munich does not allow pets. However, in the case of pet dogs, your best friend is welcome, you just need to present documentation to prove their official function.
• Be on time for your appointment. Try to arrive at the aquarium at least 10 minutes before the agreed time and date to respect the organisation of the place, your time and that of other visitors. The aquarium staff cannot guarantee that you will be able to enter at the next available time slot and itinerary changes are only accepted with advance notice.
  On the other hand, if you arrive early and you have small children, you can use one of the stools at the entrance to facilitate a clearer view of the pools. There is no charge, just please remember to leave them at the ticket office on your way out so that other visitors can use them.
• The aquarium welcomes babies, in fact up to the age of 2 years are free. However, it is recommended that prams be dispensed with. Some areas are narrow and for the best view of everyone they will allow you to leave them at the entrance of the aquarium free of charge.

• School activities. Combine theoretical and practical learning by coordinating a trip from your school to the aquarium with children from kindergarten to high school. From 5.5 € per child you can arrange a visit to the aquarium for educational fun. You can book this activity here.

• Young environmentalists programme. You can learn about the work of the aquarists by participating in this project. Children under 15 years old are welcome. Find out more details by emailing [email protected].

The Sea Life Aquarium in Munich is a child-friendly place that children enjoy to the max, but let's be honest, it's small. Nevertheless, its location is privileged. The surrounding area of Olympiapark presents an interesting range of places to complete a perfect day out in the area.

Some of the options available:

• For the family. You can walk to the Olympiaturm, walk down to the Walk of Fame Olympic Park, enjoy dreamy panoramas at the Olympic Tower, even have your photo taken at the Dalai Lama Friedens Botschaft or join one of the events at the Kino am Olympiasee, a place with everything to have fun in good company.

• For the little ones: head to the Trampolympia amusement park just 500 metres from the aquarium. Bring the kids to defy gravity in one of Munich's most beautiful green spaces.

Did you know

The Olympiaturm was built for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Today it is a popular leisure and sports centre in the Bavarian capital.