About British Consulate General Munich

British Consulate General Munich
Möhlstraße 5
81675 Munich
Germany

Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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To call us 24/7 in an emergency or send us an online enquiry go to: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/germany/british-consulate-general-munich

2024 Christmas holidays

Date Offices
Wednesday 25 December All offices
Thursday 26 December All offices
Friday 27 December Berlin only

2025 public holidays

Our office will be closed for the following public holidays in 2025

Date Offices
Wednesday 1 January All offices
Monday 6 January Munich only
Monday 3 March Düsseldorf only
Friday 18 April All offices
Monday 21 April All offices
Thursday 1 May All offices
Friday 2 May Berlin only
Monday 9 June All offices
Thursday 19 June Düsseldorf and Munich only
Friday 15 August Munich only
Monday 25 August Berlin and Düsseldorf only
Friday 3 October All offices
Wednesday 24 December Berlin only
Thursday 25 December All offices
Friday 26 December All offices

Getting to the consulate-general

The British Consulate-General Munich is located in Bogenhausen, Möhlstraße 5.

By underground

From Munich Main Station: U 4 or U5 direction Arabellapark or Neuperlach Süd.

Get off at Max-Weber-Platz (4th stop). Take the Ismaninger Strasse exit. Continue along Ismaningerstr until you reach the junction with Prinzregentenstrasse, past the hospital. Turn left along Prinzregentenstrasse direction Friedensengel and take the first right into Möhlstrasse. The consulate-general is located at Möhlstr 5, which is about 150 metres further along the road on the left. Please ring the bell at the visitor’s entrance (left side of the building).

By tram or bus

From Munich Main Station (Hauptbahnhof)

Either: tram Number 17 direction “St Emmeran”. Get off at Friedensengel and follow instructions above.

Or: bus 100 from Hauptbahnhof Nord bus stop, direction Ostbahnhof. Get off at Friedensengel on Prinzregentenstraße and follow instructions above.

From Munich East Station (Ostbahnhof): Bus 100, direction Hauptbahnhof Nord. Get off at Friedensengel on Prinzregentenstraße and follow instructions above.

Security

All visitors to the consulate-general will have to go through the security checkpoint at the entrance. Please co-operate with the security team as they conduct their checks which should only take a few minutes. The security measures in place are for the benefit of visitors and staff.

Accessibility at the British Consulate General in Munich 

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the British Consulate General in Munich are keen to ensure that our buildings and services are fully accessible to all members of the public. Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible. Sometimes however, this is not possible due to security or other restrictions. In these situations, we endeavour to provide a service or access to a building in an alternative way to ensure equality of access for everyone. We have set out below details about disabled access at the British Consulate General in Munich. We hope this information is helpful. 

Our consular and public areas are wheelchair accessible. There is a small lift from street level to reach the building entrance.   

If you have been invited to the British Consulate General in Munich and have any access needs or questions about accessibility, please let your host know before your visit about any adjustments we can make. 

General physical access 

  • our entrance is clear and unobstructed. You can access the public areas of the Consulate General and the consular section using a wheelchair 

  • wheelchair access to the public areas of the Consulate General is gained by using a lift. Security guards are available to accompany wheelchair users

  • the consular section and interview room are accessible to wheelchair users

  • our service counter is not wheelchair-accessible, but as an alternative the interview room can be used

  • the consular section and public areas are equipped with accessible toilets specially designed for the needs of wheelchair users and those with limited physical mobility 

  • lifts and all interior and exterior stairways are fitted with handrails 

  • floor coverings within the consulate are even 

  • the building is well lit 

  • the Consulate General is fitted with emergency alarms and arrangements are in place for assisting disabled visitors in case of emergency/evacuation. Members of staff will help you leave the embassy 

Access for visually impaired and deaf/hard of hearing visitors 

  • signs within the Consulate General are mostly in both German and English. Some of the statutory notices in the consular section are, however, not ideally formatted for the visually impaired. Please ask if you require any help with any information within the embassy 

  • hearing loops, minicom and textphones are not installed 

  • we don’t have an internal interpreter for sign language but we can hire one. Please inform your host if you require this service

  • guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome