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Visiting Eagle's Nest from Munich by car - any advice?

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Hi, we will be in Munich and really want to visit Eagle's Nest (mid to late August this year). Planning to have a rental car at that point in the trip. I'm aware you can't drive directly to the building. Looks like we will need to park at Obersalzberg - Dokumentationszentrum and take the bus/shuttle to Kehlsteinhaus.

For those who have driven from Munich, how long did it take (google says 2 hrs at 10pm via A8, with traffic in day time maybe 2.5-3hrs?), whether there are scenic stops along the way, should we stay off A8 and take a more scenic route (if so, what roads?), set GPS to non-tolls to stay in Germany or see more scenic routes, etc. I'm not asking how to get there, I'm asking if you have preferred routes. Also, we don't want to be in the car over 3-ish hours (one way) so trying to gauge travel time.

Thanks!

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I am concerned that having a rental car in Munich. Where, do you know? Have you driven in Munich before?

What time of day, day of the week do you want to go?

I've driven around there a lot (have to drive frequently due to wife's medical issues) and my advice is avoid driving in Munich. I stay in a suburb Feldkirchen.

Are you staying in central Munich? Do you have access to cheap parking (How? where? I need to know where in central Munich as I haven't found any yet)

The autobahn to Salzburg is renowned for Stau. I'd leave plenty of time. Again, depends on where in Munich and what time of day on which day of the week. And yes, the autobahn arriving in Munich from the east really does have a very low speed limit, and yes there are cameras. That applies to the roads forming the route to Garmisch-Partenkirchen too.

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