Best Time of Day to Visit Neuschwanstein?

What is the best time of day to visit Neuschwanstein on a Monday in late June/early July?

I am looking for an optimal time of day based on crowds and any other factors that I have not thought about.

Thank you.

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If you buy the timed ticket then you really don%26#39;t need to worry about the crowds at a particular time of day. Just go when your reserved time rolls around.

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The best time to visit is when there are the fewest tourists which it will be over run with at that time of year, the first tour of the morning is best because the tourist hordes won%26#39;t all have arrived yet. Consider staying in Hohenschwangau overnight. The Villa Jaegerhaus is a great very small hotel, and you can have close-up views of the lit-up by night castle. Be sure to get a Neuschwanstein view because all rooms have castle views, but some of only also lit-up by night Hohenschwangau. They also have package deals with tickets to the castles included. Click on my name for my review, and another reviewer has also taken some nice pictures. You can then also walk around Neuschwanstein at night or early in the morning for viewing its exterior, and there probably will be very few people around.

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If you%26#39;re on a bus tour you have no worries. If you are on your own, you absolutely MUST be there as early as possible. The line-ups are hideous.

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You can order tickets online for a tour at a certain time.

http://www.hohenschwangau.de/546.0.html

Than it plays no role which day or so.

Just keep in mind that you have to collect the ordered tickets at least 1 hour before the tour starts.

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Thank you very much for all your responses.

I do plan on ordering tickets ahead of time, but am checking whether I should book a morning or afternoon tour.

Ideally, I am looking for smaller crowds, but don%26#39;t know the chances since I am going on a Monday in summer.

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We went on Friday, June 29 2007 and pre-booked tickets for 12:15 pm. Being ulta-conservative, we arrived at 10:00 am, only to find relatively small crowds, and were able to get our tickets moved up to the 11:00 am (next English tour).

It did get busier later in the morning, but about this time (before 11:00) was perfect. I%26#39;d recommend going to Mary%26#39;s bridge (short hike up from where the bus drops you off) for an amazing view. The bridge gets crowded when the bus drops off, but wait a few minutes when the crowds head down to the castle, and you%26#39;ll have it all to yourself!

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