i will be there in june - arrive fri june 19th - depart tues june 23
1 - is it true that stores are closed mondays and therefore better to do the tour on the sunday?
i was looking at booking the tour online - for my 12 year old daughter and i with www.viator.com the tour is $86 canadian (not including the 8 euros entrance fee) - this seems pretty reasonably-priced and i hear the best way to avoid long lines up and missing out on the tour
2 - is this the best day? method of going?
thank you for your help
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1. Stores are closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Many museums are closed on Monday. I guess that%26#39;s why the recommendation to make this trip on a Monday.
2. Cheapest/most flexible method is to use public transport.
DB timetable
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
From: Munich
To: Hohenschwangau
You can make this trip on the Bavaria Ticket. EUR 28,00 for both of you together. Covers the trains to Füssen, the buses from Füssen to Hohenschwangau and also all local public transport in Munich. This ticket is valid
Mo-Fr: from 9am till 3am next day
Sa,Su: from midnight till 3am next day
Hohenschwangau bus stop is next to the ticket center for Neuschwanstein Castle.
You can reserve tickets online by yourself
http://www.hohenschwangau.de/546.0.html
Please note that you have to collect the reserved tickets latest one hour before your tour starts. If you walk up to the castle this will need a fair share of the remaining time. You can also use the special bus service to St. Mary%26#39;s Bridge or the horse carriages. A tour bus won%26#39;t bring you any closer to Neuschwanstein Castle than the public bus from Füssen.
Also of interest:
- Hohenschwangau Castle
- Tegelberg / summer luge
http://www.tegelbergbahn.de/227.0.html
- the town Füssen itself
http://www.fuessen.de
Füssen has a latitude of 47° 34%26#39; N (Ottawa e.g. of 45° 25%26#39;) - thus it will get dark only towards 11pm this time of the year.
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Almost all stores in Germany are closed on Sundays. Many museums will be closed on Mondays. For Neuschwanstein itself, the day won%26#39;t make any difference.
You can get to Neuschwanstein inexpensively using the Bavaria day group (2-5 people) train ticket for 28€ for the two of you. This ticket also includes all public means of transportation on that day in Munich and also the bus from Fuessen to Hohenschwangau. If you go on a Saturday or Sunday, you can leave anytime after midnight, and on a weekday the ticket is valid only after 9AM, but on weekday or weekend until 3AM the next day. You can notice this is much cheaper than that tour, and anyway that tour only takes you to Hohenschwangau, you will still have to pay for the only tours of the palace which are through the ticket office.
Go to www.bahn.de , change it to English and you can find out transportation details. Use: From: Munich To: Hohenschwangau . Click for travel details about the bus. The bus stop in Hohenschwangau is close to the ticket office. For a visit to the interior of Neuschwanstein, at www.hohenschwangau.de you can make reservations for a tour in English (I recommend this to not to have to wait for a tour and to be guaranteed of one). You have to pick up your tickets at the ticket office in Hohenschwangau at least an hour before your tour, so use that to calculate an acceptable tour time.
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It%26#39;s really not difficult at all to go via public transportation (train and bus) and reserve the tickets yourself. I did it with a ten-year-old and it was a good trip. We used the bayern pass as described above.
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ok i think i%26#39;ll do this on our own - assuming we can leave right from main/central station in munich anytime on a sunday (versus after 9am) with a bayern pass for 28 Euros for the two of us
would you recommed i book for tours of both castles? about 2 hours apart?
thanks again for your help
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Sunday is the best choice in this case for this trip.
If you book a tour through both castles the schedule is fix. First will come Hohenschwangau castle. Than a reasonable time later (but not your choice) the tour through Neuschwanstein castle.
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You might want to print out the train schedule before you leave. Be sure to get the details -- it looks like you will have to change trains. Believe me, it is really easy. The schedule will tell you what track the trains depart from, and at what time. Just follow the schedule. The bus from Fuessen to Hohenschwangau leaves from directly behind the train station and is marked %26quot;Schloss%26quot; (castle). The bus will let you off at the tourist information office in Hohenschwangau, which is very close to the ticket office. If you%26#39;ve ordered your tickets on line (a very good idea) you can get in a special line for pre-ordered tickets.
Always check the train/bus schedule when you get off, to find out when the last and next-to-last train/bus leaves. If possible, avoid the last train/bus to your destination if it involves a change -- you don%26#39;t want the stress of worrying about missing the last connection for the day. If you do miss a connection, check with the train ticket office and they can probably reroute you. We missed a connection to the last train of the day to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and the ticket office rerouted us on another train coming down the track right then. It%26#39;s exciting to look back on but rather stressful to live through.
Have a great trip!
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i checked the db bahn schedule and typed in munich to fussen and then munich to hohenschwangau - if i am reading this correctly on sunday june 19th there are departures at 751,819 and 919 am - looks like there are 2 changes with the 751 and 919 trains - assuming that%26#39;s the train to fussen, then the bus to hohenschwangau - finally arriving at either 1113 or 1213
how long after arrival at hohenschwangau should i allow to book for a tour - i figure we%26#39;ll do the %26quot;king%26#39;s tour%26quot; and do both castles - i know you said once i pick a time for the 1st castle, they will automatically give me the time for the 2nd
thanks again for all your help and patience with my questions - being on my own with my daughter, i want to make sure i am completely organized
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I read the schedule that way too. I%26#39;d allow at least 1 1/2 hrs after your scheduled arrival, so you can have plenty of time to get the tickets and walk or ride up the mountain to the castle. You might consider riding up (bus or horse-drawn carriage) and walking down. Once you%26#39;re through with the castles, there are hiking trails around, and Fussen is a nice place to explore too.
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thanks you!
