Friday, January 11th. The big day. My check-in time was scheduled for 10:50 a.m. Even though everyone told me to be there 90 minutes before my check-in time, I woke up a bit late and managed to arrive around 10:10 a.m. To my surprise, the check-in time was just that— a check-in time— and my actual delivery was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Let me rewind a bit. I stayed in Munich City Nord, so the BMW Welt was fairly close. There are a few options to get there: U-Bahn or a cab. The U-Bahn would have been cheaper, but since I was running late, I decided to take a taxi. It was exactly 3 km, so I made it there in less than 10 minutes. Ride cost: 9 Euros. Not too bad.

BMW Welt First Impression

WOW!!! The Welt is simply amazing. I was really impressed, even though I had seen tons of pictures and videos before. The building looks even more spectacular in person than in any photo. BMW has truly created a “center for the world.” The architecture is futuristic, and it definitely reminded me of a Star Trek ship. I love how BMW combined the numerous windows, glass, and steel pieces. I guess the 500 million Euros were well spent.

Check-in process

I was impressed with how well BMW organized everything and their staff. There were a couple of BMW Welt employees at the main entrance. As soon as I approached them, they greeted me and walked me to the elevators that took me to the Premier Lounge, the check-in desk for customer deliveries.

As soon as I walked in, another BMW employee approached me: Thomas. After the formalities, we sat down and began the check-in process. The only thing you really need is your passport. As I mentioned earlier, the delivery process starts about 40-50 minutes after the scheduled check-in time.

If you have anyone traveling with you, or friends who would like to be part of the delivery process, now is the time to mention it. They’ll print plastic cards with your name and your schedule for the day. At the same time, I was asked if I wanted to take a Production Tour after my delivery. Naturally, I was all in. I’d heard great things about the Production factory tour, and I wasn’t going to miss it.

The check-in process took about 10 minutes. Stay tuned for the delivery day!