Eagles nest tour

We visited on our own by car from Salzburg.
I'd say it was definitely worth it. There is not much reference to Herr H up at the Eagle's Nest, but the museum at the bottom has a lot of information (some of which may not be suitable for young children).

We drove there and toured it independently.
What struck us was the feeling of paranoia that
Hitler had, putting his tiny home way on top of a mountain. He built elevators inside the mountain that could take many vehicles up to the top.
Worthwhile to visit.

The Eagle's Nest was built and gifted to Hitler by the Nazi party. He is only documented as visiting it about 14 times, as he was scared of heights.

The Eagles Nest was not Hitler's home. It was a "tea house" given to him by the Nazi party for him to entertain visitors during the day. There was no overnight accommodations at the Nest.

I've visited Kehlsteinhaus (the Eagles Nest) three times. The first time, I was staying in Freilassing, Germany, in order to visit both Salzburg and Berchtesgaden, and I commuted down to Berchtesgaden for the day and took the bus trip up to the Nest. At that time there were free-lance guides operating from the bus parking lot below the Nest. I thought the guide for the tour I took was excellent; the information I received from that guide agreed with everything I have since learned about the history of the Eagles Nest

The other two times, each time with a different partner, we were staying in Berchtesgaden and made the bus trip up to the Nest.

In my opinion, it is better to stay in Freilassing, Salzburg, or, preferably, Berchtesgaden. It's too far from Munich to do as a day trip. Public transportation (rail and bus) takes almost 7 hours, RT, so 3rd party tours do it by coach, but the price, around $75/person (not including the bus trip up to the nest), makes it an awful expensive trip for a few hours at the nest. I've always made my visits to Berchtesgaden three night (two full days) trips. There is a lot to see in Berchtesgaden. I've always devoted one day to the Eagles Nest and the Dokumentation Center, the other to Königssee and, once, the Wimbachklamm, with the evening between the days to explore the actual town of Berchtesgaden.

The rail trip from Munich, or anyplace else in Bavaria, using a Bayern-Ticket, costs €32 for the first person, €10 more for each extra person up to 5, total (so €21 each for two people), and covers not only the regional trains from anywhere (Munich?) to Berchtesgaden Hbf but also the buses in the Berchtesgaden area, including the bus from Berchtesgaden Hbf to the starting point for the bus up to the Nest.

Admission to the Nest is free, if you want to hike up, but the special mountain bus up the private road to the Nest and the elevator ride from the bus parking lot to the Nest costs a little over €30. If you are staying in Berchtesgaden, you might get a guest card which will give you a discount on the bus up to the Nest and free use of the buses in Berchtesgaden.

On my last two trips to Berchtesgaden, I've stayed here, at Gästehaus Alpina, and I would recommend it. It's less expensive than most places in Berchtesgaden (€65 for a DZ, €5 more per person for breakfast) because it's down below town, but near (~¼ mi) from the train/bus station where you would catch the bus to the Dok Center, which is the startup point for the buses to the Nest, to the spa or salt mine, or to Königssee. From the Hbf/ZOB, there are buses to town and a dirt footpath up to town (<½ mi).

Eagles Nest Historical Tours out of Berchtesgaden is very good - www.eagles-nest-tours.com. You can easily take a train and/or train/bus combination from Munich to Berchtesgaden, via Salzburg or Freilassing (2.5 hours, 2/per hour). See www.bahn.com for schedules and tickets.

For those who don't want to take a guided tour, this website has a whole lot of information about the Nest.