Do you have friends who have just been to New Swan Castle? Do I need to make an online reservation? Is there a long line to buy tickets ?
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Just been there, there are many people queuing! Suggest either make an appointment online in advance, or queue at the ticket center door around 6 o'clock, and the door opens at 7:30.
It is best to make a reservation on the official website, but you can also queue up on site. The queue usually ends at four o'clock, and the latest entry time is around six thirty.
We were queuing to buy tickets, queuing for about half an hour, and the ticket we bought was for 2 hours later. After buying the ticket, we walked around Alp Lake below and then went up the mountain, which was also very good.
We went on the 13th, which was not a weekend, and made a reservation for 9 o'clock in the morning. We arrived at 7:33 and were the seventh or eighth in line. There was a long line of people who had not made a reservation.
Just been there on Saturday. Tickets are sold at the ticketing counter at 7:30 am without prior reservation.
You can go without buying a ticket, but you need to purchase a ticket to enter the indoor area. No photos are allowed indoors, and the overall impression is of 19th-century antique architecture.
If you can't make an appointment online, go there early and queue. I didn't make an appointment online last time. I drove there to queue at around 7 o'clock in the morning. You can usually queue up. Go early.
I just went there on Sunday, August 11th. I couldn't book the tickets online a month in advance, but luckily my hotel, Miller Hotel, is right next to it and they can book the tickets for me. It's peak season now and there are a lot of people. Thanks to the hotel, I got the tickets before 8 o'clock and there was no one in line for the bus to go up the mountain. By the time I finished visiting at 10 o'clock, the Mary Ann Bridge was already crowded with long queues and limited flow. After getting off the bus to go down the mountain, the line at the bus station for people going up the mountain was 100 meters long. I estimate it will take at least an hour to get through the line.
So many to die
No appointment is required.
Need to buy in advance, visit during different time periods!
gela