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Tegelberg cable car

Tegelberg cable car

The Tegelberg cable car climbs from Schwangau to a mountain station over 5,500 feet above sea level. The cable car gives you views down towards the castle. Entry to Neuschwanstein Castle needs a separate ticket for a tour of about 30 minutes.

Updated 30 October 2026 Hours and tickets neuschwanstein.de and the Ticket Center Hohenschwangau, last read 29 October 2026; tour listings read 29 October 2026

Hours on 29 October 2026 9:00 to 16:30 Cable car hours and last ascent → Mountain station elevation Over 5,500 feet Neuschwanstein Castle seen from above → Autumn maintenance 9 November 2026 Cable car closure begins →

For a castle visit, the official ticket page asks you to reach Hohenschwangau 1.5 to 2 hours before your tour. Leave the Tegelberg for time outside that window.

The place

Tegelberg mountain and the cable car

The Tegelberg has the Königsrunde panorama trail and 3 via ferrata routes. The climbing routes have different levels of difficulty. The cable car connects Schwangau with the mountain station. You can see the castle as the cable car climbs.

The Tegelberg summer toboggan run is beside the valley station, with a playground nearby. The hang gliding and paragliding centre offers tandem flights over the castles. You can watch pilots land beside the valley station access road.

Your ticket: Neuschwanstein Castle costs €21 per adult at the Ticket Center Hohenschwangau, or €23.50 through the official online ticket shop. Admission covers a guided tour of about 30 minutes.

The Tegelberg mountain station and its terrace

The cable car

Tegelberg cable car opening hours

The Tegelberg cable car site showed operating hours of 9:00 to 16:30 on 29 October 2026, with the last ascent at 16:15. Use the daily operating notice for your visit date.

The Tegelberg cable car closes for autumn maintenance from 9 November 2026. The castle's opening hours page gives Neuschwanstein Castle hours as 10:00–16:00 from 16 October to 27 March. Your castle ticket still fixes your admission time.

At the top

Tegelberg walks and views of Neuschwanstein Castle

The Tegelberg mountain station stands over 5,500 feet above sea level and gives access to the Königsrunde panorama trail. You can stop on the sun terrace. The Panoramarestaurant and Tegelberghaus are places to eat on the mountain.

Choose the Tegelberg for a mountain walk; choose Marienbrücke for a viewpoint alongside your castle visit. The Marienbrücke page gives about 45 minutes on foot from car park P4 to the bridge. In winter, snow and ice can close the bridge and stop the shuttle bus.

The Pöllat gorge hiking trail was closed on 29 October 2026. The closure notice gave no reopening date. Keep the gorge out of your hike to the castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle seen from the Tegelberg under cloud

Lakes and foothills around Hohenschwangau in autumn

Getting there

Where is the Tegelberg cable car valley station?

The Tegelberg valley station is at Tegelbergstraße 33 in Schwangau. The Roman bath excavation lies beside the valley station. Use that address for the cable car.

For Neuschwanstein Castle, the castle's directions page gives a walk of 30 to 40 minutes from the Ticket Center Hohenschwangau. The steep paved route is about 1.5 km. Your castle ticket covers the guided tour.

The Ticket Center's transport page prices the shuttle bus at €3.50 uphill or €5 return. From car park P4, the ride takes about 15 minutes. From the upper bus stop, a steep path takes about 15 minutes down to Neuschwanstein Castle.

The horse carriage from opposite Hotel Müller costs €8 uphill and €4 downhill. The horse carriage ride takes about 20 minutes. Neuschwanstein Castle is another 10 to 15 minutes uphill on foot from the carriage stop. The shuttle bus and horse carriage have no timetable or reservations.

Count back: reach Hohenschwangau 1.5 to 2 hours before your castle tour; allow for queues before either ride.

The Alpsee and Schwansee seen from above

Neuschwanstein Castle tours from Hohenschwangau and Munich

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These 4 castle tours include admission, with local group, private local, Munich train or Linderhof coach options; the Tegelberg cable car is separate.