We will be visting Neuschwanstein castle end of July. Does anyone know if we should order tickets ahead of time to avoid long lines?
Posted by
Wesley Chapel, NC, US
167 posts
From here...
http://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/tourist/index.htm
I looks like you can only purchase tickets through them:
http://www.hohenschwangau.de/ticketcenter.0.html
I wouldn't trust buying tickets through anywhere but there.
Posted by
OP
Hampton, USA
20 posts
Have visited this website also. Was wondering if it was necessary to pre-buy tickets. Have read lines can get long as day goes along for tours of the castle, especially during the summer. Thanks for your reply.
Posted by
Cramerton, NC, USA
71 posts
We pre-reserved in late May 2007 and had virtually no wait, but it was also early in the day. Enjoy!
Duane
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
Our RS tour went there last summer, thank goodness we had prebooked timed entry tickets,, lines were LONG and they only let so many people in at a time..
Order the tickets..
Posted by
Des Moines, IA
2193 posts
Order in advance! I reserved tickets over the phone a month or two ahead of time and picked them up at the ticket center a couple of hours prior to the tour. Their staff speaks fluent English, so it’s an easy phone call if you want to go that route. Number is on the website.
Posted by
Fredericton, New Brunsw, Canada
103 posts
Thanks for the links! I just went on, and to book the tickets for both (Kings Tickets) it says that you must start with the Hohenschwangau castle first...isn't it better to start with the other one?
Maybe I just don't understand how the tickets work.....
Posted by
Ottawa, Ontario,, Canada
521 posts
I would recommend that you pre-book if you will be arriving after 9:00 am. If you are staying nearby or driving in earlier, just show up before this time as you will be beating the morning trains full of day-trippers in from Munich. I pre-booked for a visit near the end of July and was glad that I did as I came in via the early train... and still there was a bit of a rush to the ticket counter.
As for the order of the castles, Neuschwanstein is the more spectacular of the two. Hohenschwangau is furnished, but it is much smaller and the tours are overcrowded and cramped in the small space. I think it is smart to start with Hohenschwangau as it is nice to see, but not incredibly impressive like Neuschwanstein.