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About this experience

The time you choose when you book is your ticket collection time, not your castle time. You pick up the original tickets, a printed map and visitor tips at the International Ticket & Travel Center inside Füssen train station, Bahnhofstraße 12, and then make your own way to Hohenschwangau by car, local bus, bicycle or on foot. Two slots are listed: collect at 09:30 for an 11:35 castle entry, or at 11:45 for 14:05. The tickets can only be collected in Füssen, never at the castle or at the Ticket Center Hohenschwangau.

Inside, the listing gives you about an hour: the castle courtyards, the official audio-guided tour of about 30 minutes through Ludwig II's finished rooms, among them the Throne Hall and the Singers' Hall, then the historic kitchen and the panoramic balcony. Be at the castle entrance at least 10 minutes before your entry time. Tours start punctually, and the castle's own rule is that a late arrival cannot join. The hour covers the castle only, not the trip from Füssen or the wait between collection and entry.

Castle ticket: included, a timed entry with the audio guide. Also included, per the listing: a printed, personalized map with tips. Not included: parking in the castle car parks (€12), the shuttle bus (€3.50 one way, €5 return) and the carriage (€8 up, €4 down). The walk up from the village is about 1.5 km and takes 30 to 40 minutes on a steep road; the bus stops at Mary's Bridge above the castle, the carriage below it. One plain advantage here: official online tickets cannot be exchanged or returned, while this one cancels free up to 24 hours before. Bring a jacket. The listing warns the castle can be cold, even in summer.

• A timed Neuschwanstein entry, even when the official slots look gone
• The official audio-guided tour of about 30 minutes
• The Throne Hall, the Singers' Hall and Ludwig's apartments
• The historic kitchen and the balcony after the tour
• A printed map with tips, handed over in Füssen

How the day runs

1. Your booked timeCollect in Füssen

   At the International Ticket & Travel Center inside Füssen train station, Bahnhofstraße 12. You get the original tickets, a map and tips.

2. On your ownFüssen to Hohenschwangau

   By car, local bus, bicycle or on foot, per the listing. Bus 78 runs to the stop "Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castles".

3. The climbUp to the castle

   Walk the steep 1.5 km road in 30 to 40 minutes, or pay on the spot for the shuttle bus or the carriage.

4. 10 minutes beforeAt the castle entrance

   Your entry is 11:35 or 14:05, depending on the collection slot you booked.

5. About 1 hourInside Neuschwanstein

   The courtyards, the audio-guided tour, the historic kitchen and the balcony.

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Tips before you book

• Take the 09:30 collection if you can. You are done by lunch, with the afternoon free for Mary's Bridge or the Alpsee.
• Leave strollers and large bags behind. The listing does not allow them, and there is no luggage storage at the Ticket Center.
• Check the bridge on the day. In snow and ice Mary's Bridge closes and the shuttle bus stops, so plan to walk.
• Wear comfortable shoes and bring water. The listing expects a moderate amount of walking.
• Not sure how to get up the hill? Our guide to the walk, the bus and the carriage compares all three ways.

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• Castle tickets
• The walk, bus and carriage
• Without a tour

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