International Ticket & Travel Center Füssen · Füssen train station
Timed entry tickets for Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle, with reserved slots and audio-guided tours, collected at the International Ticket & Travel Center in Füssen station. Pick it to see the yellow castle where Ludwig II spent his boyhood summers as well as the white one he built on the crag above it.
Your start time is the time you collect the tickets at the International Ticket & Travel Center in Füssen train station, Bahnhofstraße 12. Do not go to the castles first. Two slots are listed: collect at 9:20 for the Hohenschwangau tour at 11:00 and Neuschwanstein at about 13:30, or collect at 11:55 for Hohenschwangau at 13:35 and Neuschwanstein at about 16:00. The gap between the two tours leaves time for lunch in the village or a walk by the Alpsee. Bring an ID card (a copy is accepted).
Hohenschwangau Castle came first. Crown Prince Maximilian, later Maximilian II and Ludwig's father, bought it as a ruin in 1832 and rebuilt it from 1833 to 1837 as the royal family's summer and hunting home; more than 90 wall paintings tell German legends and heroic tales. It still belongs to the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds. Then Neuschwanstein, the castle Ludwig built across the valley: the Throne Hall, the Singers' Hall and his apartments on a tour of about 30 minutes. Photos and filming are forbidden inside both castles.
Castle tickets: included, for both castles, with reserved slots and audio-guided tours. Not included: the shuttle bus or carriage up and parking (P1-P4 in Hohenschwangau, €12 for up to 6 hours). The tickets are printed, not digital. Neuschwanstein is a 30-minute walk, a bus ride or a carriage ride from the village; Hohenschwangau Castle is 15 to 30 minutes uphill on foot, with no bus, and its carriages (€5.50 up, €3 down) stop during the winter hours. The official advice is to reach Hohenschwangau an hour before that castle's tour.
At the International Ticket & Travel Center in Füssen station, Bahnhofstraße 12. Bring an ID card.
By bus 78 to "Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castles", or by car to the P1-P4 car parks.
The first tour, in the yellow castle where Ludwig spent his summers. A 15 to 30-minute walk up.
Eat in the village, then walk, ride the bus or take the carriage up to Neuschwanstein.
The second tour, of about 30 minutes, through Ludwig's finished rooms.
Back down to the village on foot or by bus or carriage.
★★★★★Such rich history ! We were very grateful for the experience of seeing both castles. The interiors are opulent and extravagant and mind blowing, the views from the castle windows were unbelievable ! Really appreciated how easy it was to pickup our tickets, hop on the bus and get to these historic sites , plus OMG Füssen is the cutest town!
★★★★★Good information in advance about ticket collection. Great organization on site through the assignment of time numbers. Plenty of time to linger after the castle tour. All in all....EXCELLENT. Highly recommended.
★★★★★We used GYG for tickets, since the official tickets to the castle were sold out. glad to have GYG as a fallback. The audio guide is included as part of the official tour for everyone.
★★★★★The whole experience was very well organised and allows plenty of time to prepare fore each event.
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It is your ticket collection time at Füssen station. A 9:20 collection gives Hohenschwangau at 11:00 and Neuschwanstein at about 13:30, per the listing.
No. The shuttle bus, the carriage and parking are extra. Bus 78 runs from Füssen to the stop "Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castles".
Neuschwanstein €21 and Hohenschwangau Castle €23.50 in 2026, plus online fees; official online tickets cannot be exchanged or returned. This ticket cancels free up to 24 hours before.
Both sit above the same village. Hohenschwangau Castle is 15 to 30 minutes uphill on foot; Neuschwanstein is 30 to 40 minutes, or a bus or carriage ride.
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