Munich airport transfer times (Lufthansa)

Ben D Bus

Looking to travel to Florence next month and Lufthansa via Munich is looking like the best option.

It's an official connection but it's just 1h10mins between arriving from DUB and leaving for FLR and about the same on the way back.

Is that a comfortable amount of time? Seems a bit tight even for what I'm sure is a super efficient LH/MUC German combination!

munchkin_utd

Ben D Bus wrote: »

Looking to travel to Florence next month and Lufthansa via Munich is looking like the best option.

It's an official connection but it's just 1h10mins between arriving from DUB and leaving for FLR and about the same on the way back.

Is that a comfortable amount of time? Seems a bit tight even for what I'm sure is a super efficient LH/MUC German combination!

Minimum connection time is 30minutes so you have over double the minimum time.
If everything runs normally then you’ll make it. If you’re late then someone will meet you at the plane and whisk you to the next one.
There’s a mini border police office on the apron so even if you get brought by car from one plane to the next, they can stop there for a couple of minutes and let you have your passport checked.

coylemj

It might cost a lot less to fly to the UK and pick up an Easyjet or Ryanair flight to Pisa, then catch a train to Florence. Or fly Ryanair to Pisa from Dublin via Beauvais. Ryanair not flying to Pisa from Dublin until April.

VG31

coylemj wrote: »

It might cost a lot less to fly to the UK and pick up an Easyjet or Ryanair flight to Pisa, then catch a train to Florence. Or fly Ryanair to Pisa from Dublin via Beauvais. Ryanair not flying to Pisa from Dublin until April.

I wouldn't recommend that. You would have to reclear security and collect your checked luggage if you have any. You would also have to allow a few hours between flights as it wouldn't be an official connection.

1 hour 10 mins is plenty of time for Munich.

coylemj

VG31 wrote: »

I wouldn't recommend that. You would have to reclear security and collect your checked luggage if you have any. You would also have to allow a few hours between flights as it wouldn't be an official connection.

We know all that, the question is: how much of a premium is the OP prepared to pay for the benefits of flying on the one booking?

And he will have to queue up for passport control at some stage no matter how he gets there.

meeeeh

Munich airport is brilliant and very easy to get through. Irc you don't have to go through passport control in Munich because you are in Schengen. Last time (4 years ago) I had to get through it took me about 15 minutes. It will take a little longer on the way back, you'll have to go trough passport control before boarding.

coylemj

meeeeh wrote: »

Irc you don't have to go through passport control in Munich because you are in Schengen.

But flying to Munich from Dublin, the OP will be arriving from a non-Schengen country so he will have to do passport control.

meeeeh

coylemj wrote: »

But flying to Munich from Dublin, the OP will be arriving from a non-Schengen country so he will have to do passport control.

As far as I remember I didn't need to get trough on the way in but had to go on the way out. I might be wrong at it was way back but in any case I think there shouldn'tbe an issue.

I did plenty of transfers through London and they are a lot more hassle, not as well designed and annoying staff.

I transferred through Munich, non schengen country into it, 55 minutes transfer, no problem.
Am doing it again soon, if the first flight lands on time I don't have any worries

coylemj

Are we saying that the German authorities don't bother to inspect your passport when you fly to Munich from Dublin?

meeeeh

coylemj wrote: »

Are we saying that the German authorities don't bother to inspect your passport when you fly to Munich from Dublin?

I honestly don't remember going through control for the transfer one of the times but I didn't exit the terminal. I did on the way back. But in any case 1 hour 15 minutes is sufficient. It's also Lufthansa airport so if they are offering that connection time there shouldn't be a problem.

goingnowhere

On entry or exit from Schengen zone, you MUST be checked.

Dublin Munich Florence, you will be checked
Dublin Munich New York, no check

Ben D Bus

coylemj wrote: »

It might cost a lot less to fly to the UK and pick up an Easyjet or Ryanair flight to Pisa, then catch a train to Florence. Or fly Ryanair to Pisa from Dublin via Beauvais. Ryanair not flying to Pisa from Dublin until April.

Time and convenience more important than cost difference.

The only other option I've considered is fly to Rome and train to Florence, but that means an 06:50 flight

coylemj

goingnowhere wrote: »

On entry or exit from Schengen zone, you MUST be checked.

Dublin Munich Florence, you will be checked
Dublin Munich New York, no check

What?

VG31

coylemj wrote: »

What?

You're not entering Schengen so you will not go through immigration.

munchkin_utd

VG31 wrote: »

You're not entering Schengen so you will not go through immigration.

And wheres Italy ?

VG31

munchkin_utd wrote: »

And wheres Italy ?

I was referring to the New York example, not Florence.

coylemj

VG31 wrote: »

You're not entering Schengen so you will not go through immigration.

On a Dublin-Munich-New York flight?

Depends on how the transfer works and which airlines you are using.

Amirani

Munich is a great transfer airport, you'd be fine with the hour once there's not some mad delay on your DUB > MUC leg.

munchkin_utd

VG31 wrote: »

I was referring to the New York example, not Florence.

missed that

and just for reference, if transfering in Munich on one ticket from Ireland to another non schengen destination you dont need to go through passport check.
There's a shuttle bus every 10minutes from T1 non-schengen to T2 non-schengen from behind security. Doesnt save much time walking, but does save the passport check and re-doing security.

The downside of this rushing from one terminal to the other is that you then dont get to visit the Airbrau bar/ microbrewery (pint of lager or weissbier brewed on site @€;2.70 !) or at the moment the christmas market and ice rink at the central plaza which is between T1 and T2.

NSAman

goingnowhere wrote: »

On entry or exit from Schengen zone, you MUST be checked.

Dublin Munich Florence, you will be checked
Dublin Munich New York, no check

Passport will be checked.

Have flown a few times in the past year through both Munich and Frankfurt using both to connect. Honestly, it was a bit of a pain. Flight transfers mean you DO go through passport checks (a quick way is the automated gates if open).

I had left 1 and a half hours between transfers. Between landing without a airway bridge and then waiting for the bus, a few times I have been very lucky to get to the connection and had to run through the airport.

Under His Eye

I would be more worried about baggage not making such a tight connection.

meeeeh

munchkin_utd wrote: »

missed that
The downside of this rushing from one terminal to the other is that you then dont get to visit the Airbrau bar/ microbrewery (pint of lager or weissbier brewed on site @€;2.70 !) or at the moment the christmas market and ice rink at the central plaza which is between T1 and T2.

And Munich Technical Museum shop. They have some brilliant stuff for kids.

Ben D Bus

Under His Eye wrote: »

I would be more worried about baggage not making such a tight connection.

I'll be hand luggage only.

Ben D Bus

Update! I'm in Florence and my first flight is delayed leaving me 25 minutes to connect!

Taking bets on whether or not I make it

Ben D Bus

Ha! You can add another 10 minutes to that delay. I now have 15 minutes to transfer!!

I presume LH will feed and water me while they try to get me on the Aer Lingus at 20:10?

Under His Eye

They should as it is their problem.

Ben D Bus

Under His Eye wrote: »

They should as it is their problem.

10 minute sprint across the airport and I made it! Last person to board.

Under His Eye

Have you checked baggage to worry about?

Ben D Bus

Under His Eye wrote: »

Have you checked baggage to worry about?

Thankfully no.

Truckermal

Quick question slightly O/T but can I get the underground from the Airport to Marienplatz or a transfer of some sort?

VG31

Truckermal wrote: »

Quick question slightly O/T but can I get the underground from the Airport to Marienplatz or a transfer of some sort?

You can get the S-Bahn (S1 or S8). It takes around 45 minutes.

https://www.munich-airport.com/frequently-asked-questions-376207