Hi,
I apologize if this has been asked a thousand times already, but I didn't see any posts when I searched.
We are thinking of driving from Munich to Fussen to see Neuschwanstein, and I am wondering about the stated rule on the ticket site to arrive 1.5 hours before the tour starts to pick up pre -purchased tickets. I can't see a need for it and don't want to waste precious time. I sent an email but have yet to hear back. Does anyone know how sticky they are about this?
Thanks very much.
Given everything else about their running of their various facilities and their extremely clear
Your entrance ticket is valid for a guided tour of the castle at a particular time. We would like to explicitly point out that the tours begin punctually. Please allow sufficient time to get up to the castle, as if you arrive too late you will no longer be able to participate in the tour.
I would expect strict enforcement.
Well you probably will have to stand in at least a BIT of a line to pick up your ticket. Then you have to walk to the bus or carriage pick up location. Then you may have to wait for said transportation. Then you have to get up the mountain And neither the bus nor the carriage are particularly fast. Then you have to walk from the transportation to the actual castle.
And it would be nice to be there a couple minutes before you have to so they can explain where to stand and go and when.
Now if you want to go all the way to Germany then travel from Munich to see the Castle and you wish to take a chance on missing it to save yourself a half hour on your trip please feel free.
But if you allow so much as 10 per step outlined about you will need 50 to 60 minutes from getting in line to pick up your tickets and getting in line to enter the castle. So. I am not seeing exactly what the problem is.
You plan your trips with that tight a schedule?
How are you getting from Munich to The castle ticket pickup location? Aren’t you building in extra time into that (a LOT of traffic in and around the castle.)
Well I guess it is up to you. So feel free to ignore the advice of the folks running the place. I mean what do they know?
My guess is that this is a suggestion, because many people aren't aware or don't plan for possible delays, and then are disappointed when they miss their tour. Note that:
- you may have to park quite a way from the ticket booth
- you may have to wait in line at the ticket booth
- it's a long walk up a steep hill from the ticket booth to the castle tour entrance.
Enjoy your trip!
Thanks Bob & Nigel.
I should have mentioned that I’ve done this castle before, so am familiar with the time it takes to park, get a ticket & trek up to the castle. It was about 40 mins total, hence my skepticism about arriving 90 mins in advance.
We will have driven for about 2 hours to get there & would like to see G-P after.
I would bet that if you don’t pick them up in time, they will be put back and available for others
I would reserve your tickets (at least 2 days) in advance and pick them up the specified 1.5+ hours prior. You can use that time to visit the museum, have lunch or use the loo. Having seen 100 people in line at the ticket office during past visits to Hohenschwangau, I can understand the reasoning behind the rule.
