Airlines British Airways (tel 01803/34 03 40); Lufthansa, Lenbachplatz 1 (tel 0 89/55 25 50 21).
Airport information tel 0 89/97 52 13 13.
American Express Promenadeplatz 6 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-12.30pm; tel 0 89/22 80 14 65).
Bike rental The most convenient place is Radius Touristik, located opposite platform 31 in the Hauptbahnhof. You can also rent bikes at many of the outlying S-Bahn stations, such as Aying, Dachau, Freising, Herrsching, Holzkirchen, Starnberg and Tutzing.
Bookstores Anglia English Bookshop, Schellingstr. 3, and Words'worth, Schellingstr. 21, have a good selection of paperbacks and English-language newspapers. Geobuch, Rosental 6, has the best selection of maps and guides, and there's a women's bookstore, Lillemors, at Barer Str. 30.
Car rental Avis, Nymphenburger Str. 61 (tel 0 89/6 00 00); Hertz, Nymphenburger Str. 81 (tel 0 89/1 29 50 01); there are also many competing offices in both the Hauptbahnhof and airport.
Consulates British, Bürkleinstr. 10 (tel 0 89/21 10 90); Canadian, Tal 29 (tel 0 89/2 19 95 70); Dutch, Nymphenburger Str. 1 (tel 0 89/5 45 96 70); Irish, Mauerkircherstr. 1a (tel 0 89/98 57 23); US, Königinstr. 5 (tel 0 89/2 88 80).
Cultural institutes Amerikahaus, Karolinenplatz 3 (tel 0 89/5 52 53 70); British Council, Rumfordstr. 7 (tel 0 89/2 90 08 60).
Cultural societies The following run social functions advertised in the local press: Deutsch-Englische Gesellschaft (tel 0 89/21 10 91 11); Deutsch-Kanadische Gesellschaft (tel 0 89/3 07 33 45 or 3 14 84 10); Munich Scottish Association (tel 0 89/39 12 53).
Medical emergencies tel 0 89/55 17 71.
Mitfahrzentralen City-Netz, Adalbertstr. 10-12 (tel 0 89/1 94 44); McShare, Lämmerstr. 4 (tel 0 89/19 44 40).
Pharmacy At the Internationale Apotheke, Neuhauser Str. 11, you can get your prescription no matter which country it comes from.
Post office The main post office is at Residenzstr. 2 (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-1pm); the longest hours are kept by the branch at Bahnhofplatz 1 (Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 9am-3pm).
Sports FC Bayern München, Germany's most consistent football club, winner of many European trophies down the years, plays at the Olympiastadion in the Olympiapark, which is also the venue for major athletics meetings.
Taxis tel 0 89/1 94 10 or 2 16 10.
Travel agents Studiosus Reisen, Oberanger 6 (tel 0 89/2 35 05 20); Thomas Cook, Petersplatz 10 (tel 0 89/2 35 09 20).
