We will be in Germany over the Christmas holiday with a quick stop in Salzburg--arriving December 21 and departing a week later.
We will be staying in Munich December 21-26; Salzburg just December 26-27. We plan to return to the Munich airport that night for a hotel before departing on December 28.
The question is do we rent a car, and if so, for some or all of the trip?
General plans:
December 21: Arrive and holiday markets
December 22: Holiday markets
December 23: Neuschwanstein
December 24: Zugspitze tobogganing
December 25: Dachau
December 26: Move to Salzburg-- see Salzburg
December 27: Salzburg - depart that evening to return to MUC
December 28: Depart MUC
Dachau would be much easier with a car, I think. Neuschwanstein will be a tour from Munich. Zugspitze--not sure. Nervous about the roads and public transportation seems easy. I don't know that I want the hassle of taking the car over the border.
Is there reason to rent a car?