Munich City Travel

For getting around Munich proper, there are daily passes for groups of 2-5 through MVV that are cheaper than the Bayern ticket. If you plan to take the train "locally" more than twice per day, the daily ticket is cheaper, either for single or group.

Prices are dependent on which zone to which you will travel. Unless you're going to the airport or Dachau, most of your trips will most likely be in Zone 0.

Price guide here
Zone map here

Are you going anywhere else in Germany?

nixit71, thank you so much. That info is just what I needed. I have downloaded the MVV app and I feel more confident now!

Carol, we will only be in Munich for a few days and then off to Austria to stay in the Salzkammergut region for another few. We will return to Munich on the 27th for the Taylor Swift show.

Consider looking for a performance by the Hoff while in the area. He has been delighting even the most discerning audiences for decades. It could be a nice compare and contrast between the Hoff and Tay Tay.

Loving "Tay Tay"
LOL!

Many of us love Tay Tay and hope that those of us who are going to Germany to attend one of her concerts also considers going to a concert by the Hoff if he’s playing. Getting to see two of the top performers all-time in the same week would be extraordinary! Only Tay Tay’s boyfriend has a hairier chest than the Hoff.

Ok, so. The Hoff is a singer? I need the details! And, Tay Tay forever!!

OP, that poster is referring to David Hasselhoff, an American actor and singer. Best known in the US for his TV series Knight Rider and Baywatch, for some reason, became popular in Germany for his singing. I doubt your daughter has ever heard of him, but apparently that poster is a fan boy. His website doesn't show any 2024 concerts.

To return to the original topic.
Standard day tickets for MVV public transport are valid for the calendar day (until 6 the next morning). As soon as you make more than 2 single journeys, the day ticket is the best choice.

Don't be confused by the many fare zones, everything that can be reached by subway and streetcar is in zone M (metropolian).
Ok, there is one exception, Garching at the end of the U6 is outside zone M, but there is no reason for you to go there.

Only trips with the S-Bahn (suburban train) for example to Dachau, Lake Starnberg or the airport are in other zones. The MVV app automatically shows the correct zone and fare.
The good news is that the 14-year-old can travel anywhere in the entire MVV area with a children's day ticket for €3.60.

The Bayern ticket is the right choice if you leave the MVV area, e.g. Salzburg or Füssen / Neuschwanstein.

There are also tourist tickets for 24 hours up to 5 days, which include free public transport and free or reduced admission to many sights. This only pays off if you want to see a lot of these sights.
https://www.turbopass.com/munich-card-munich-city-pass

We will be staying in the Schwabing area and would love any casual
restaurant suggestions you have in that area or other areas that you
think a 14 year old might enjoy.

When do you arrive? Till July 21, 2024 the Tollwood Summer Festival takes place in Olympiapark. It includes a large number of very diverse food stalls from all over the world. It'e Always worth a visit.
https://www.tollwood.de/en/tollwood-sommerfestival/

If you are already in Munich on July 20, there will be a big fireworks display in the Olympic Park, called Midsummer Night's Dream.
It is a choreography of music, small firework effects over the Olympic Lake and a high firework display from the Olympic Mountain.
You have to pay admission to see the whole event, but you can see the high fireworks from everywhere near the Olympic Park, e.g. from the Tollwood Festival.

The Leopoldstrasse in Schwabing between the subway stations "Münchner Freiheit" and "Giselastrasse" is very lively with a large selection of restaurants, cafes and bars.
There are also many restaurants in a 200 meter radius around the intersection of Herzogstrasse and Belgradstrasse.

On the way to the Olympiapark you could visit the "Hofbräu am Oberwiesenfeld", a good Bavarian restaurant.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q67dMuB8y1VP4xvK7

A visit to Munich should always include a visit to a Munich beer garden (weather permitting).
And of course you can also drink something different than beer. In a Munich beer garden you can bring your own food, but of course you can also buy hot and cold meals there. A typical small meal in a beer garden is Obazda (a Camenbert-based spread) with a giant pretzel (Breze).
There is a beer garden at the Viktualienmarkt, especially here it makes sense to buy your food among the delicacies at the market and then eat in the beer garden.
Other well-known beer gardens are the Chinese Tower (easy to reach from Schwabing) and the Seehaus in the English Garden, the Augustiner Garten in Arnulfstrasse or the Hirschgarten beer garden, the largest in Munich.
There is also a small Beer garden in Olympia Park, called Olympia Alm. https://maps.app.goo.gl/NbzUnY1gHDh7wyZUA

Paul636,
What pass would you suggest for someone planning to arrive by train from Berlin and staying in nearby Feldkirchen? We will only stay in the area for a few days but will be back and forth into the city until we head to Nuremberg.

@Mack, a look at the zone map shows that Feldkirchen is still within zone M.
The following still applies. As soon as you make more than 2 single journeys, the day ticket is the best choice.

For the day of arrival from Berlin (with ICE, right?) you only need a one-way ticket to get to Feldkirchen.
For the other days, a day ticket probably makes sense, or if you are doing a lot of sightseeing, a tourist pass.
If you only take regional trains to Nuremberg and use the Bayern Ticket, then the journey from Feldkirchen to the main station is also included.

Further possibilities to optimize. With a group day pass, up to 5 adults can travel with 1 ticket. This is already cheaper for 2 adults than 2 individual day tickets, but you have to travel together.

If you also use public transport in Berlin and Nuremberg and possibly one or two regional trains, then a Deutschlandticket can pay off.

which hotel in Feldkirchen? I know it well. Some are just a stroll from the train station or one or two stops on the bus - like the Bauer - others are much closer to the end of the U-Bahn at Messe.

I have often stayed in Feldkirchen when I attended Productronica.
It's not very exciting....Bauer.
It's a short walk from the S Bahn or the train station. We won't spend very much time there.