Linderhof Palace

Linderhof Palace stands in the Graswang valley near Ettal, about 1,000 metres above sea level. Ludwig II completed the palace in 1878. Ludwig II completed no other palace.

The palace has a Rococo interior behind its decorated façade. You can enter the palace only with a guided tour. Your visit follows the group through the rooms.

You can go inside Linderhof Palace only on a guided tour of about 25 minutes. Palace tours run in German and English. The guided tours take up to 40 people. Palace tours leave every 5 to 10 minutes.

The Hall of Mirrors is the final room on the guided palace tour. Mirrors cover almost all the walls. Your palace ticket includes the Hall of Mirrors, so you follow the same guided route.

Photography and filming are not permitted inside the palace. You can photograph the palace exterior for private use. Leave bulky bags in the lockers; prams and child carriers stay at the palace entrance.

Count back: start with the time of your guided palace tour. Your walk to the entrance and any ticket queue come before the 25 minutes inside.

Linderhof's Venus Grotto tour lasts about 15 minutes. The Venus Grotto opens in summer only. Groups of up to 50 people leave every 20 minutes. The Venus Grotto is an artificial cave with a lake and waterfall.

The Venus Grotto closes from 16 October to 14 April, along with the park buildings except the Royal Lodge. Royal Lodge winter visits run on Sundays and public holidays, plus daily during Bavarian school holidays. Water features are switched off in winter.

The Moorish Kiosk is hidden by scaffolding during repairs to its roof and façades. The Moorish Kiosk cannot be viewed inside or outside. The Palace Administration aims to reopen the Moorish Kiosk interior for the 2028 season.

Linderhof Palace admission costs €11 for adults on Linderhof's admission page. The reduced palace ticket costs €10. The summer Venus Grotto ticket costs €9, or €8 reduced.

The summer palace and Venus Grotto combination costs €18, or €16 reduced. Royal Lodge admission costs €2, or €1 reduced, at the lodge entrance. Children under 18 enter free.

The palace sells tickets at the cash desk and offers some tickets online. An online palace ticket lets you go straight to the palace entrance. The palace cash desk can still have tickets available when online sales show none.

Reduced and free admission require original proof of eligibility at the palace. Bring the original document for your ticket. Your palace tickets cannot be returned or exchanged.

Your ticket: €11 for the palace tour; €18 for the palace and Venus Grotto in summer.

Linderhof Palace opens 9:00–18:00 daily from 15 April to 15 October, as shown on Linderhof's opening hours page. Winter palace hours are 10:00–16:30 daily from 16 October to 14 April.

Linderhof Palace ticket sales run 8:30–17:30 from 15 April to 15 October and 9:30–16:00 from 16 October to 14 April. Buy your ticket before the cash desk closes. All Linderhof buildings close on 1 January and Shrove Tuesday. All Linderhof buildings also close on 24 December, 25 December and 31 December.

You reach Linderhof Palace by train to Oberammergau, then bus 9622. Linderhof's directions page also gives bus 9624 from Oberau or Reutte.

Linderhof Palace has paid parking for 550 cars. By car, the route uses the A95 and B2 to Oberau. The B23 leads towards Ettal, where the route turns onto the St2060 to the palace.

Linderhof Palace stands at about 1,000 metres, where frost and ice can form with little snow. Wear suitable footwear and bring winter equipment. Snow and ice can close parts of the palace park.