As part of booking roundtrip flights which depart from US airports, Orbitz is pleased to offer airline tickets on Air New Zealand, which operates a daily non-stop flight from Munich, Germany (MUC) to Los Angeles (LAX) regularly scheduled to depart at 11:05am and arrive at 2:40pm. Usually an Airbus A340-300 is flown for this route. The average travel time from Munich, Germany to Los Angeles, CA is 12 hours and 35 minutes.*

* Some flights must be used with additional international service on this airline.

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Regularly Scheduled Flights to Los Angeles (LAX) from Munich, Germany (MUC)
				Daily Non-Stops		Select Non-Stop		Earliest Flight		Last Flight
	Air New Zealand			1		-		11:05am		11:05am
	Lufthansa			1		-		11:05am		11:05am
	United Airlines			1		-		11:05am		11:05am

During your Los Angeles vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:

Griffith Park
Mining tycoon Col. Griffith J. Griffith donated these 4,107 acres to the city in 1896 as a Christmas gift. Today Griffith Park is the largest urban park in America. There's a lot to do here, including 53 miles of hiking trails (the prettiest is the Fern Dell trail near the Western Ave. entrance, a shady hideaway cooled by waterfalls and ferns), horseback riding, golfing, swimming, biking, and picnicking (see "Golf, Hiking & Other Fun in the Warm California Sun," later in this chapter). For a general overview of the park, drive the mountainous loop road that winds from the top of Western Avenue, past Griffith Observatory, and down to Vermont Avenue. For a more extensive foray, turn north at the loop road's midsection, onto Mt. Hollywood Drive. To reach the golf courses, the Museum of the American West, or Los Angeles Zoo, take Los Feliz Boulevard to Riverside Drive, which runs along the park's western edge.Near the zoo, in a particularly dusty corner of the park, you can find the Travel Town Transportation Museum, 5200 Zoo Dr. (tel. 323/662-5874), a little-known outdoor museum with a small collection of vintage locomotives and old airplanes. Kids love the miniature train ride that circles the perimeter of the museum. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm; admission is free. Griffith Park entrances are along Los Feliz Boulevard, at Riverside Drive, Vermont Avenue, and Western Avenue (Hollywood; tel. 323/913-4688; www.laparks.org/grifmet/griffith.htm). Park admission is free.

Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles is the only major city in the world divided by a mountain range, and the road on top of this range is the famous Mulholland Drive. It travels 21 miles along the peaks and canyons of Hollywood Hills and the Santa Monica mountains, separating the Los Angeles basin from the San Fernando Valley. The winding road provides amazing views of the city (particularly at night) and offers many opportunities to pull over and enjoy the view 1,400 feet above sea level.Completed in 1924, it's named after William Mulholland, the engineer of the aqueduct connecting L.A. and the Valley. Yes, there are celebrities up in them thar hills -- Marlon Brando, Kevin Costner, Barney -- but you'll never find them, as most of the mansions are well hidden. You don't need to drive the whole road to get the full effect. From Cahuenga Boulevard (near the Hollywood Bowl), take the Mulholland Drive turnoff heading west. After a few miles, you'll see the scenic view area on your left. Park at the small paved parking lot (which closes at sunset), ooh and aah over the view of the L.A. basin, and then drive a few miles farther west until you spot the other scenic view area on your right (dirt this time) overlooking the Valley. The whole trip should take you less than an hour. Tip: Don't drive here after 3pm on the weekdays -- the rush hour traffic in this area is horrible. Also, no matter what your map says, there is no Mulholland Drive exit off of U.S. 101; you have to get on Cahuenga Blvd.

Walt Disney Concert Hall
The strikingly beautiful Walt Disney Concert Hall isn't just the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; it's a key element in an urban revitalization effort now underway Downtown. The Walt Disney family insisted on the best and, with an initial gift of $50 million to build a world-class performance venue, that's what they got: A masterpiece of design by world-renown architect Frank Gehry, and an acoustical quality that equals or surpasses the best concert halls in the world. Similar to Gehry's most famous architectural masterpiece, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the concert hall's dramatic stainless-steel exterior consists of a series of undulating curved surfaces that partially envelop the entire building, presenting multiple glimmering facades to the surrounding neighborhood. Within is a dazzling 2,273-seat auditorium replete with curved woods and a dazzling array of organ pipes (also designed by Gehry), as well as a Joachim Splichal's Patina restaurant, the hip Concert Hall Cafe, a bookstore, and a gift shop.The 3 1/2-acre Concert Hall is open to the public for viewing, but to witness it in its full glory, do whatever it takes to attend a concert by the world-class Los Angeles Philharmonic. Also highly recommended are the $10 audio tours, which lead visitors through the Concert Hall's history from conception to creation. The 45-minute self-guided tour is narrated by actor John Lithgow and includes interviews with Frank Gehry, Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, among others. One big caveat is that you see just about everything except the auditorium: There's almost always a rehearsal in progress and the acoustics are so good that there's no discreet way to sneak a peak. The audio tours are available on nonmatinee days from 9am to 3pm and matinee days from 9am to 10:30am.

Make your reservations for discount hotel rooms in the Los Angeles area, including:

Park Hyatt Los Angeles
I like big hotel rooms, the kind where you don't even notice the other bathroom until it's time to check out. Nobody famous overdosed at the Park Hyatt Los Angeles or destroyed a guestroom or shot a music video -- it's not that kind of hotel. Rather, the Park is Hyatt's top-of-the-line brand, and this Century City property is well known among the entertainment industry for its quiet location, discreet staff, excellent Park Grill restaurant, and central L.A. location. Before checking into your room, take a moment to relax in the sun-filled atrium lounge and order the bar's signature lychee martini (trust me on this one). Each of the hotel's newly renovated guest rooms has a private balcony with great views of the city, as well as plush beds with Egyptian cotton linens and down pillows, Italian pink marble bathrooms, rich cherry wood furnishings, and a soothing color scheme of mocha, ivory, and sunflower yellow. Since you're already in for a penny, splurge on a roomy west-side executive suite overlooking the Fox Studios and the setting sun. Also, be sure to reserve a few hours at one of the hotel's three new private spa villas, particularly if you're traveling with your partner -- the blend of romance and therapeutic relaxation is heavenly. Tip: Request a corner room, which doubles your view at no extra cost, and log onto the hotel's website for a "Best Rate Guarantee."Facilities: 2 restaurants and lobby lounge w/light fare; morning coffee, tea, and mineral water in lobby; heated rooftop infinity pool and spa; fitness facilities; Clefs d'Or concierge and business services; free limousine service to Beverly Hills; 24-hr. in-room dining; daily laundry and dry-cleaning service; balconies w/panoramic views; complimentary newspaper delivery. In room: A/C, TV and CD player, DVD upon request, 3 dual-line phones w/voice mail, fax machines, high-speed Internet access, minibar, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, personal safe.

Venice Beach House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this two-story, ivy-covered 1911 Craftsman bungalow is now a homey bed-and-breakfast on one of funky Venice's unique sidewalk streets, just a block from the beach. The interior has a very lived-in look -- shelves of vintage books, antique furnishings, hardwood floors, faded Oriental rugs -- that adds charm for romantics but won't live up to the expectations of travelers who like their lodgings to be flawless (or aren't keen on sharing a bathroom). What's more, the inn hums noisily with activity when there's a full house -- seekers of absolute quiet and designer appointments will not be comfortable here. Still, the huge repeat clientele base doesn't seem to mind these minor caveats. My favorite room is the upstairs Venice Pier Suite -- light and airy, with a wood-burning fireplace, king-size bed, private bathroom, and sunny sitting room. An expanded continental breakfast with homemade baked goods is served in the sunroom overlooking a splendid garden.

Hotel Figueroa
With an artistic eye and a heartfelt commitment to budget travelers -- particularly from Europe and Japan -- owner Uno Thimansson has transformed a 1925-vintage former YWCA residence into L.A.'s best budget hotel. This enchanting 12-story property sits in an increasingly gentrified corner of Downtown, within shouting distance of the STAPLES Center and a block from the Original Pantry Cafe, the landmark 24-hour breakfast house.The big, airy lobby exudes a romantic Spanish Colonial-Gothic vibe with beamed ceilings and soaring columns, tile flooring, ceiling fans, Moroccan chandeliers, and medievalist furnishings such as big floor pillows made of Kurdish grain sacks, Persian kilims, and exotic fabrics draped from the ceiling. Elevators lead to equally artistic guest rooms that, though a bit dark and small, are very comfortable. Each comes with a firm, well-made bed with a wrought-iron headboard or canopy and a Georgia O'Keeffe-reminiscent spread, a Mexican-tiled bathroom, and Indian fabrics that double as blackout drapes. My favorite room is no. 1130, a large double-queen with a Spanish terra cotta-print chaise, but you can't go wrong with any room. The Casablanca Suite is a Moroccan pleasure den, ideal for romance. Out back you'll find a gorgeous desert-garden deck with a mosaic-tiled pool and Jacuzzi, and the Verandah Bar, the poolside place to go on warm Southern California nights for a minty mojito.