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Munich to Neuschwanstein by train: what it costs

Prices last checked: · Fares read in DB's planner on 27 Oct 2026 for 17 Nov 2026 and 21 Jan 2027 · adult, 2nd class

Short answer: Take a regional train to Füssen (about 2 hours) and bus 73 or 78 to Hohenschwangau (about 15 minutes). For one person the simplest cheap ticket is the Bayern-Ticket at €34: it covers the train both ways and the castle bus, but only from 9:00 on weekdays. Two single tickets cost €80.40 before the bus. If you already have a Deutschland-Ticket, the whole trip costs nothing extra. Groups pay little more: €44 for two, €74 for five. Castle entry is €21 plus a €2.50 online booking fee; under-18s go in free.

Trains we found

DateMunich Hbf → FüssenTickets DB offered (one person)
Tue, 17 Nov 202609:19–11:42 · 1 change
S4 RB68		 Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20 · Quer-durchs-Land-Ticket €51
Tue, 17 Nov 202610:20–12:42 · 1 change
RE72 RB77		 Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben €31 · Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20
Tue, 17 Nov 202611:10–13:55 · 1 change
RE70 RB77		 Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben €31 · Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20
Tue, 17 Nov 202611:19–13:55 · 2 changes
S4 RB74 RB77		 Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20 · Quer-durchs-Land-Ticket €51
Thu, 21 Jan 202709:39–11:42 · direct
RB68		 Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben €31 · Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20
Thu, 21 Jan 202710:39–12:42 · 1 change
RB74 RB77		 Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben €31 · Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20
Thu, 21 Jan 202711:39–13:55 · 1 change
RB74 RB77		 Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben €31 · Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20
Thu, 21 Jan 202712:39–14:42 · 1 change
RB74 RB77		 Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben €31 · Bayern-Ticket €34 · Normalpreis €40.20
 DB journey planner, read on 27 Oct 2026. Trains before 9:00 on weekdays were offered only the Normalpreis single (€40.20), because the day tickets start at 9:00. With a BahnCard the single fell to €30.15 (BahnCard 25) or €20.10 (BahnCard 50); the Bayern-Ticket price did not change.

A day trip for one adult, cheapest first

TicketTrain + busNotes
Deutschland-Ticket€0Nothing extra if you already have one (€63 a month)
Bayern-Ticket€34Trains and the castle bus; from 9:00 on weekdays
Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben + bus€37Offered on some connections; from 9:00 on weekdays. We did not check whether it covers the castle bus
Two singles with a BahnCard 25 + bus€66.30Only if you already hold a BahnCard
Two Normalpreis singles + bus€86.40Any regional train, including before 9:00
 Bus: two single tickets at €3 on RVA lines 73/78 (2026 fares). The return train fare is two singles; we read the single fare in DB's planner.

German Rail Pass holders use one travel day for this trip and pay the bus separately (€3 a ride, or €8.90 for a day ticket). That is poor value unless the same day also includes a long journey. Guest-card holders: DB Regio Bus says the KönigsCard and the Füssen guest card (FüssenCard) let you ride the castle buses free.

Groups and families

PeopleBayern-TicketPer personTwo singles each
1€34€34€80.40
2€44€22€160.80
3€54€18€241.20
4€64€16€321.60
5€74€14.80€402
 Bayern-Ticket 2nd class, bought online or at a machine (DB). Up to three children aged 6–14 travel free on it; under-6s are always free.

DB's English page lists €55 for three people while its German page lists €54; we show the German figure, which fits the pattern of €10 for each extra person. A Deutschland-Ticket is personal and cannot be shared, so for two or more people on a single day trip the Bayern-Ticket is cheaper than buying Deutschland-Tickets.

The castle

Verdict

For one adult on a single trip: the Bayern-Ticket, taking a train after 9:00. If you will spend a week or more using local transport in Munich, the Deutschland-Ticket covers this trip as well. For a couple or family, a group Bayern-Ticket is hard to beat.

Sources

Every price and rule above was checked against these official pages on 2026-10-27. If something has changed, the operator's page is right and we are wrong. Please tell us.