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Object information:
Tickets
Tickets are obtainable only at the ticket centre in Hohenschwangau:
tel (0 83 62) 9 30 83-0,
fax (0 83 62) 9 30 83-20
www.ticket-center-
hohenschwangau.de
Tickets on sale
April-7 October: 8 am-5 pm
8 October-March: 9 am-3 pm
Information on the reservation of tickets 
Tickets can also be booked in advance at the ticket centre for an additional charge:
Ticketservice Neuschwanstein
Alpseestr. 12,
87645 Hohenschwangau
tel (0 83 62) 9 30 83-0,
fax (0 83 62) 9 30 83-20
www.ticket-center-
hohenschwangau.de
Information
Schlossverwaltung Neuschwanstein
Neuschwansteinstr. 20
87645 Schwangau
(0 83 62) 9 39 88-0
Fax (0 83 62) 9 39 88-19
svneuschwanstein@
bsv.bayern.de
www.neuschwanstein.de
Opening hours
Neuschwanstein Castle is open daily except the following days: 1.1., 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.
Guided tours
Guided tours (ca. 30 mins) in German and English
Audioguide tours in eleven languages
Admission charges 2012
12 euros regular
11 euros reduced
Annual season tickets /
14-days-tickets
Overview about all admission charges and opening hours
download (pdf-file) 
Combination ticket
Neuschwanstein Castle / Hohenschwangau Castle:
23 euros regular
21 euros reduced
Combination ticket "Königsschlösser" (King Ludwig II's palaces)
24 euros
The combination ticket is valid for six months; you can visit each of the palaces Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof, and Neuschwanstein once.
Because of restoration works the western and northern façade of Neuschwanstein Castle will be scaffolded until the end of 2012.
The guided tours in the castle are not affected by the works.
For reasons of organization we ask wheelchair and walker users to book their guided tour beforehand at the Ticketcenter Hohenschwangau. Near the castle there is a toilet for the disabled.
Shop
www.schloesser-
bayern-shop.de
Cafeteria
Multivision-Show
Schlossrestaurant Neuschwanstein
Tel. (0 83 62) 8 11 10
www.schlossrestaurant-neuschwanstein.de
Füssen
www.bahn.de
Bus (RVA) to "Hohenschwangau"
There are coach trips up the mountain which end below from the castle.
Car park available at Hohenschwangau
The weather today:
Neuschwanstein Castle – Schwangau
Neuschwanstein Castle, which King Ludwig II built on a rugged hill against a backdrop of picturesque mountain scenery, was prompted by the idea of rebuilding an existing ruin "in the authentic style of the old German knights' castles", as he wrote in a letter to Richard Wagner.
The castle was built by Eduard Riedel and Georg Dollmann from idealized sketches by the scene painter Christian Jank. While the building itself imitates the 13th-century Romanesque style, the paintings inside predominantly depict scenes from Wagner's operas such as "Tannhäuser" and "Lohengrin".
The Singers' Hall is modelled on the banqueting hall of the Wartburg near Eisenach; the decoration includes wall paintings illustrating the Parzival saga.
Throne Hall
Click on the picture to enlarge
The church-like Throne Hall was modelled on Byzantine domed architecture and the Allerheiligenhofkirche (Court Church of All-Saints) in the Munich Residenz and symbolizes Ludwig II's idea of a monarchy by God's grace.
Neuschwanstein is not a copy of a medieval castle but a typical Historicist creation.
Webcam showing Neuschwanstein Castle
www.neuschwanstein.de
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