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neuschwanstein tickets and rail

Posted by (Illinois) on

I will be going to Neuschwanstein in early July and have 2 questions:
1. Can we reserve and/or purchase Neuschwanstein tickets at either the TI or Euraide in Munich? I don't think we want to take the tour, as we can get there via railpass and bus, but am trying to avoid the 'line' once we arrive.
I know i can go on-line or via phone to reserve -- was wondering about in-person a couple days prior?

  1. Since we have eurail passes, i'd like to use those to get to Neuschwanstein. Am I correct that we'd take the train to Fussen and then a bus to the castle? Having a hard time finding the train schedule Munich-Fussen on-line. Is Fussen called something different in German?

So many questions, so little time! Thanks,K.

Posted by
1717 posts

Hello Kathy. Fussen is spelled Fuessen. Transportation there is easy. The train from Munich to Fuessen is 2 hours. And a quick bus ride from Fuessen to the ticket office for Neuschwanstein. I recommend riding in a carriage pulled by horses up the hill toward the castle entrance.

Posted by
19100 posts

If you use the German Rail query page, Füssen is "Fuessen Bahnhof".

Using a Eurail pass to go to Füssen is not cost effective, unless you already have a global pass, then I guess it doesn't matter (sigh, you've already wasted so much). You could use a Bayern-Ticket for €27 for 2 - 5 people and save a lot of money. The Bayern-Ticket covers the bus from Füssen Bahnhof to Hohenschwangau; I don't think the Eurail pass does, but oh, well, it is only a few more Euro.

Posted by
81 posts

Thanks for the info. Lee:
We have an 8 day Regional Germany/Austria pass, so we WILL be using this to travel on that day. Not a waste (sigh). A waste would be spending additional $$ on a train ride when we already have transportation. (sigh). Ron: Can we get tickets/reservations at either the TI or Euraide offices in Munich, or only via phone or on-line? And thanks for the info on the Fuessen spelling - was able to find the train connection on-line with no problem.

Posted by
23 posts

I am going to Neuschwanstein in August. I have booked my tickets online at their website. The website is in Rick's book, or you can probably just google it.

Very easy. They give you a date and time of entry and we pick up our tickets at the castle on the day!
Very easy and no worries about getting in!

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