The premium small-group day, reviewed: 4.8 from 1,673 ratings, and its ticket line
The second-most-rated listing on this site and about a tenth the size of the first: 4.8 from 1,673 ratings, from about a hundred and ninety euros a person. Its inclusions open with “Skip-the-line tickets” and never name a building. On a day that visits two palaces with two separate ticket offices, that is the question to ask before you pay rather than after.
“Skip-the-line tickets” is not a building
| Which list it is filed under | The line, exactly as the listing writes it |
|---|---|
| Included | Skip-the-line tickets |
| Included | Small group tour |
| Included | Guide |
| Included | Snacks |
| Included | Drinks on board |
| Included | Wi-Fi |
| Not included | Lunch |
| Not included | Shopping |
The phrase names no palace, that the day visits two, and that the two sell tickets through different offices: Linderhof at its own window through the Bavarian Palace Administration, Neuschwanstein through the Hohenschwangau ticket centre with a service fee on top. Ask which building the skip-the-line applies to before you book, because the listing does not say, and at about a hundred and ninety euros a person it is worth the message.
The rest of the list is specific in the other direction. Snacks, drinks on board and Wi-Fi are each itemised; lunch and shopping are crossed out.
One written review seems to describe another trip
Ten written reviews sit under this listing, all five stars. Most describe the day you would expect. Darren on the weather and the view: “Lucky to have had clear views of Neuschwanstein Castle”. Gerard on being driven to the photo spots “in a smart and timed way”. Simon and Lisa name their guides and rate them.
Then Syed writes that “if you want to explore the fortress at Salzburg you’ll have to pay an extra fee”. There is no fortress at Salzburg on a Neuschwanstein and Linderhof day and no boat cruise either. Whatever trip Syed took, it was not this one. It is worth reading a listing’s own two lists alongside the reviews.
One more thing the file shows plainly. The guide Faizan is named by reviewers under this listing and under the full-day coach both, and Bob writes here that “He also supplement a lot of info the tour guides left out”. Worth knowing when comparing the two listings: the same guides can work both.
What works
- 1,673 ratings at 4.8, the second sturdiest base in the catalogue
- A small group, and reviewers consistently say the day is well organised
- Snacks, drinks on board and Wi-Fi are itemised rather than implied
- Reviewers name their guides and rate them highly
Worth knowing
- “Skip-the-line tickets” names no building, on a day that visits two
- Roughly two and a half times the coach fare, with about a tenth of the ratings
- One written review appears to describe a different trip
- Lunch and shopping are crossed out
- A guide named here is also named under the cheaper coach
Send one message before booking and ask which palace the skip-the-line ticket is for. If the answer is Neuschwanstein only, you still need about eleven euros at the Linderhof window and you still need a guided-tour slot, because that is the only way into that building.
The listings this one sits between
The one everybody booksFrom Munich: Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castle Full-Day Trip
Cheapest with entry statedFüssen: Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Palace Day Trip
Entry written into the priceFrom Füssen: Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castles Private Tour
Frequently asked questions
Are skip-the-line tickets to Linderhof included?
The listing says “Skip-the-line tickets” and does not say to what. The day visits two palaces whose tickets are sold by two different offices, so it is worth asking the operator before booking.
Is it worth the extra over the full-day coach?
That depends what you want the extra to buy. It is a smaller group with snacks, drinks and Wi-Fi itemised, and it carries 4.8 from 1,673 ratings. The fare is roughly two and a half times the coach’s, and it carries about a tenth of the ratings, and at least one guide is named by reviewers under both listings.
Do the written reviews describe this tour?
Most of them do. One describes a fortress at Salzburg and a boat cruise, neither of which is on a Neuschwanstein and Linderhof day.