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8 days Bavaria & Austria!

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Hello everyone,

My husband and i will be travelling to Bavaria in May 2018. Our rough itinery is as follows:

Day 1: Fly into Munich. Explore Munich.
Day 2: Munich
Day 3: Munich
Day 4: Leave for Berchtesgaden by train. See lake Konigsee and Obersee. Overnight at salzburg.
Day 5: Day trip to Hallstatt. Overnight at Salzburg.
Day 6: Go to Innsbruck. Explore it for a day. Overnight at Garmisch.
Day 7: Explore Garmisch & surrounding areas. Planning to visit Ettal, oberammergau, linderhof palace, eibsee etc.
Day 8: Neuschwanstein Castle & explore fussen. Overnight at Garmisch.
Day 9: Back to Munich. From here we leave for Italy. 

Earlier we were planning to hire a car once we leave Munich. But i feel Navigation, parking and rental is quite a hassle. So now we are planning to completely rely on public transport. 

Hence i would like to know if all these places can be easily done by using public transport? Does Garmisch have regional busses to go to ettal, eibsee and other places? In Garmisch we will be staying in an Airbnb at Alpspitzstraße 15, which is near bus station.

Does this itinerary look doable? Should we make any changes? Also Berchtesgaden and Hallstatt will be covered under Bayern ticket right?

Thanks
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Does Garmisch have regional busses to go to ettal, eibsee and other places?

It has. You can find them all at www.bahn.com. Stil, for day 7 a car would make the tour less hectic. For the other days, a car is unnecessary if not a nuisance.

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You stay in Salzburg for 2 nights but spend no time there! Its much more interesting than Innsbruck, IMO.

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@sla019 I was thinking of renting car especially for Garmisch so that we could cover more places and take a halt wherever we wanted. But renting car just for a day doesn't make sense, does it?

@stan: The lakes at Berchtesgaden & Hallstatt wouldn't take an entire day so we shall be exploring Hallstatt during evening hours i.e. post day trips. :)

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The only other day where a car could be more useful than an hindrance would be day 8. Using it for the trip to Füssen would make possible an easy detour to either the Wieskirche or to the Tegelberg cable car station ("postcard view" from the cable car on Neuschwanstein, wonderful view of the lakes from the Tegelberg hut.)

BTW, on day 7, if the weather permits, I would include Lake Walchensee and take the cable car up to the Herzogstand. About 10 minutes from the summit station there is a magnificent view of the two lakes (Walchensee and Kochelsee). Sturdy footwear is required.

Also Berchtesgaden and Hallstatt will be covered under Bayern ticket right?

No, since Hallstadt is in Austria, not in Bavaria. A Bayern ticket covers the Munich - Berchtesgaden / Königssee - Salzburg leg(s). Book your ticket to Hallstadt in Salzburg Hbf. They will tell you whether you go better on standard tickets or on an "Einfach Raus" Ticket (requires two travellers at a minimum).

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