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The village Schwangau where you will leave the bus/car is at an altitude of 2610 ft, the castle is at 3070 ft above sea level. That means you'll have to conquer 460 ft. The road leading up to the castle is a proper tarmac road, towards the end it gets a bit steeper.
Hohenschwangau was built in around 1800 over the ruins of a real castle by Ludwig's father, king of Bavaria, as a fortified home for his family. Neuschwanstein was built by Ludwig as his palace, having the outward appearance of a real castle, but just for his living quarters. It was built around the same time as the Eifel Tower and the Brooklyn ...
Back in 2008 the view from Mary’s Bridge was spectacular. Toured inside the castle twice years ago - it was underwhelming compared to many other places. However, sometimes one has to see for themselves. Just viewed it from the road last week as it silhouetted in the haze of the heat. I’ve heard that the castle nearby was a really nice.
The village that Neuschwanstein Castle is in is charming plus you get to see the castle up high from the outside while walking around the village. The tour of the castle was only 30 minutes long, not very interesting and not much was included in the tour, still, you might want to check it off your list of places to see.
The Bayern-Ticket covers the RVO bus from Füssen to Hohenschwangau (town). It's not necessary to pay for any transportation from the castle kiosk in Hohenschwangau to the castle, although there is an extra cost bus to the bridge (Marienbrücke) overlooking Neuschwanstein. Posted by jeanhol OP. 01/03/17 06:41 AM.
We lived in Germany for four years and I have been to Neuschwanstein 3 times. After visiting some very historical castles in Germany, Neusch--- seems to become less a draw. Frankly, if the castle is still being renovated, I would skip it. Posted by Tim. Knoxville, TN, USA.
Neuschwanstein is iconic but not a real castle, or even a home King Ludwig lived in. Linderhof is a different experience. I'd take advantage of the chance to see both. Hi Brian, I've been to both twice. As for the tours of the interiors of them, I'd pick Linderhof, no question.
The acoustics inside the castle are poor, and the guide we had wasn't particularly enthusiastic . There's extended debate here on the Forum regarding how worthwhile this tour actually is. The hike up to the castle might be worthwhile, and the tour of the other castle is actually quite interesting.
2479 posts. Reserve tickets for Neuschwanstein for the earliest possible time slot. After that you have two possibilities to reach the Austrian (!) Zugspitzbahn in Ehrwald: (1) Füssen dep. 11:13 (Bus 100) - Reutte Bf arr. 11:40 / dep. (S7) 11:58 - Ehrwald Zugspitzbahn arr. 12:30 .
A couple can come out on the train, tour Neuschwanstein for 52€ (including admission tickets) vs at least 156€ for an organized tour, and save over $100. In fact, with good planning and reserving the castle tickets in advance, you can see both castles, Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau, in a day, and also spend some time walking around Füssen.