Hi,
Is it possible to cover both Neuschwanstein and linderhoff castle by public transport from Munich in one single day? As per my initial research it seems that there is direct bus between fussen and linderhoff only on weekends. But we are scheduled to do this day trip on Thursday. Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.
where did you find this direct bus?? As far as I can see there are more buses on Monday-Friday but none are direct. And it takes around 2 hours so with time to actually visit the castles rather than just collect admission tickets this seems extreme
I got it on flixbus website. On weekends direct bus from linderhoff castle to fussen which take around 90 minutes.
I forgot to mention that we will not be going inside Neuschwanstein castle, but rather just enjoy the scenery from Mary's bridge.
Right, I can see where this went wrong. Flixbus operate long distance, often international, services and I was surprised that you said they were taking bookings for a short journey like this. But having tried it is obvious that they are only doing it if the seat is already booked later on, it's a way of making a little extra profit from the seat. And they stop about 1 hours walk from where you need to be. This isn't really regional public transport, there is no guarantee you could use it on any given day (like a flight).
The real regional buses and all the trains you need would be covered by the BayernTicket day pass, €25 for first person,€6 each for up to 4 more. On a weekday travel after 09:00. Buy one ticket for the number of people (up to 5) and write names as on passports in the blank boxes. Check train and bus schedules at
https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml
click the box "Local transport only"
clever tip, trains towards Fuessen leave Munich Hauptbahnhof (main station) a few minutes before each hour and Munich Pasing station on the hour. By boarding at Pasing at 09:00 the Bayern Ticket is valid nearly an hour earlier than from the Hauptbanhof! If it's more convenient you can buy the BayernTicket plus short trip tickets to Pasing at Hauptbahnhof and travel at 08:53
The stop name for Linderhof is "Linderhof Schloß, Ettal" - there are some with similar names in the database which are far away.
