Neuschwanstein Castle: Entry Ticket
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Prices
What admission to Neuschwanstein Castle costs
What admission costs, what is added online and which combination ticket pays off.
- Official tariff with a checked date
- Under-18s pay no admission
- Four combination tickets compared
Official tariff
Admission, fees and combination tickets
Table of Contents
Official admission
This is the tariff the Bavarian Palace Administration charges for Neuschwanstein Castle, checked on 22.08.2026.
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Admission, regular | 21.00 € |
| Admission, reduced | 20.00 € |
| Children and young people up to their eighteenth birthday | free |
| Online booking fee per ticket | 2.50 € |
The reduced rate applies to visitors aged 65 and over, students, disabled visitors and groups of 15 or more; proof is checked on site.
Two things about this are regularly overlooked. First, the booking fee is not trivial for a larger group: it applies per ticket, including the children's free tickets. Second, free admission for under-18s applies to the state-run sites, which means Neuschwanstein. As soon as a combination ticket includes Hohenschwangau Castle, the Ticket Center's child price applies instead.
The combination tickets
The four combination tickets are sold by the Ticket Center Hohenschwangau. They bundle Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau Castle and the Museum of the Bavarian Kings in different cuts. Checked on 22.08.2026.
| Combination ticket | Includes | Regular | Reduced | Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Ticket | Neuschwanstein + Hohenschwangau | 43.50 € | 38.50 € | 12.00 € |
| Prince Ticket | Neuschwanstein + museum | 33.50 € | 31.50 € | free |
| Wittelsbach Ticket | Hohenschwangau + museum | 36.00 € | 31.00 € | 12.00 € |
| Swan Ticket | all three | 56.00 € | 50.00 € | 12.00 € |
On top of that comes an online service fee of 5.00 € to 7.50 € per ticket, graded by combination.
Three rules decide whether one of them is worth it:
The Wittelsbach Ticket does not include Neuschwanstein. It combines Hohenschwangau Castle with the museum. Buy it because the name sounds like the big package and you end up at the wrong castle.
Every combination ticket is valid for exactly one visit date. Spreading two castles over two days is not covered. And because both castles work with admission slots, you need two times far enough apart, plus the walk through the village and, in both cases, the climb.
The child price changes with the cut. On the Prince Ticket, which combines state-run sites only, children stay free. As soon as Hohenschwangau is in the package, a child costs 12.00 €.
What the third-party offers cost
There is no fixed tariff for tour operator products: their price depends on the date, the group size and the service included, and it changes daily. That is why there is no table for them here, only the live prices further down this page.
As a rough guide: an offer with an audio guide sits close to the official tariff, one with its own guide and a carriage ride clearly above it, and a day trip from Munich costs a multiple of plain admission because it replaces the journey. The binding figure is always the one in the operator's booking step.
What else the day costs
Admission is not the only item. The climb from the village to the castle is free on foot; the shuttle bus and the horse-drawn carriage cost extra and are paid on site, not with your ticket. Parking in the village of Hohenschwangau is chargeable. Both go to the operator on the ground, and what they currently charge you will only see at the machine.
All figures without guarantee. Official tariffs change at the turn of the year; the amounts on this page carry their checked date.
What the third-party offers cost
These prices are set by the operator and change daily. They sit above the official tariff because a service is included. The booking step is what binds.
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FAQ prices
Questions about prices and fees
Three points where the sum regularly shifts.
Why does a third-party ticket cost more than official admission?+
Because it is not the same product. The official tariff is plain timed admission. Operator offers add a service: an audio guide, their own guide, the carriage ride up or the transfer from Munich. The difference is that service plus their margin, see the ticket comparison.
Does the booking fee apply to children too?+
Yes. Admission is free for children and young people under 18, they still need a ticket, and the online booking fee is charged for it as well. A family with two children therefore pays four fees, not two.
Do I get a discount for visiting several sites?+
Through the Ticket Center's combination tickets, yes. They cost less than the single tickets added up, but they are valid for one visit date only, so two castles on two days are not covered. Check as well which combination actually contains Neuschwanstein, because the Wittelsbach Ticket does not.
Price settled, date still open?
The tariff is the easy part. The bottleneck is the admission time and the buffer before it.