Visit to Herrenchiemsee on the way to Salzburg

Hi Everyone,

Myself %26amp; 2 others are landing in Munich in 2 weeks %26amp; are heading right to Salzburg for 2 days. On the way I was hoping to stop at Herrenchiemsee for a few hours, but as we are traveling by train I%26#39;m not sure if this is doable. From what I understand you need to take a special Chiemsee train from the Prien train station to the pier to catch the boat to the island, but I read somewhere that the Chiemsee train ends at the end of Sept. Since that webpage wasn%26#39;t updated recently I wasn%26#39;t sure if that was the case %26amp; I couldn%26#39;t find any information elsewhere. The website said if the train wasn%26#39;t running than you needed to walk 30 minutes to the pier. As this is the beginning of our trip I don%26#39;t want to have to walk to the pier %26amp; we might decide to just head directly to Salzburg. Can someone clarify for me whether or not the special train to the pier has indeed shut down for the season and if there is another way to get the pier without walking? Thanks in advance!

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The distance between the train station and the pier is approximately 1.65 km (= 1 mile) which should be walkable in any case (even after a long flight). The general question is whether sightseeing on the day of arrival makes sense at all. To get more detailed information I would place that questiom in the Bavaria Forum where Chiemsee DE rather expect them than in the Salzburg Forum.

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You are correct that the connecting train does not run after the end of September.

The walk would take 30 minutes or so.

You have the issue of luggage and probable jet lag to contend with. Considerable walking to do and the weather is always an unknown.

It can be foggy in this area of the lake at times.

If wishing to make a visit you can do this more comfortably perhaps from Salzburg.

If not wishing to walk a local taxi firm is available

080 51 4404

if you have not already used it more information and boat schedule etc.is available

www.chiemsee-schifffahrt.de

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I visit Prien am Chiemsee every year, and I always tell posters here to visit Herrenchiemsee, because most people go right past Prien on their way to %26quot;somewhere%26quot;.

The walk from the main train station in Prien to the pier is about 20 minutes at a leisurely pace (I walk slowly, and it takes me 18 minutes for so).

I agree with the above poster about your trying to include a tour of Herrenchiesee on the day your fly into Munich. Why not stay over night in Prien and rest up and see then see the castle the next morning? Then you can take the short train ride to Salzburg in the mid-afternoon.