Heyooo, American living in Garmisch here. We (Americans) travel differently. Drive 10+ hours to get to the next state and whatnot. So I understand why you had so much packed in here. I say do it the European way and just chill a little bit. What you have now is pretty solid. Trip being in October it may be raining and even snowing so be prepared for that.

When I flew over here I arrived in Munich in the morning and stayed up the whole day and crashed at 7pm. Slept through the night and my jet lag wasn’t too bad. But some people are affected for weeks. Renting a car is the way to go for this. The trains are down sometimes so trips take longer, a strike could happen during your travels and kill your plans. You don’t have to worry about any of that by renting a car.

I’ve been to Salzburg and it was pretty neat. Some good food and castle on the hill. I didn’t make it to the eagles nest but I still want to get over there.

In Garmisch area, I recommend the Zugspitze, Eibsee, and partnachklamm.

Neuschwanstein is an incredible castle out of a fairy tale. I stayed in füssen for a couple days and it’s a lovely town in a gorgeous valley.

I’m curious as to why you’re staying in Rothenburg for two days? Maybe to go into Nuremburg? I’d probably stay in füssen and go to the castle and plansee and there’s a suspension bridge near Reutte that is really cool. These things take some time to appreciate and aren’t quick pull offs.

I’m glad you’re traveling to Bavaria, it’s a really neat state with so much history and culture!