Is 1½ hours enough for a transit at Munich Airport?
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I'm heading to India next week and have a connection in Munich, Germany. I made the mistake of booking a flight with only an hour and a half layover (freaking out!) and I'm wondering if I'll have to go through customs in Munich or if I can pass right on through.
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I'm heading to India next week and have a connection in Munich, Germany. I made the mistake of booking a flight with only an hour and a half layover (freaking out!) and I'm wondering if I'll have to go through customs in Munich or if I can pass right on through.
transit layovers short-connections muc
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Just to make sure (in case it makes a difference) - what is your flight, if layover is in Munich? Where are you flying from before Munich?
– Mark Mayo♦
Jan 15 '13 at 5:47
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Is your luggage going to be checked through, or will you have to collect it, queue up and check it in again?
– Gagravarr
Jan 15 '13 at 9:33
I transferred at Munich once (non-Schengen to Schengen country), and it was plenty of time. Only one sample though.
– Bernhard
Jan 15 '13 at 19:26
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Heading to India from where? It matters whether your flights are domestic or not, i.e. whether you're starting from elsewhere in the Schengen area or not.
– Gilles
Jan 15 '13 at 21:02
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@RudyGunawan Frankfurt and Munich are night and day. 90 minutes is scary short in FRA and twice what you need in MUN
– Kate Gregory
Mar 29 '14 at 14:39
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I'm heading to India next week and have a connection in Munich, Germany. I made the mistake of booking a flight with only an hour and a half layover (freaking out!) and I'm wondering if I'll have to go through customs in Munich or if I can pass right on through.
transit layovers short-connections muc
edited Feb 1 '17 at 6:55
pnuts
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asked Jan 15 '13 at 5:13
Emily
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I'm heading to India next week and have a connection in Munich, Germany. I made the mistake of booking a flight with only an hour and a half layover (freaking out!) and I'm wondering if I'll have to go through customs in Munich or if I can pass right on through.
transit layovers short-connections muc
transit layovers short-connections muc
edited Feb 1 '17 at 6:55
pnuts
26.6k366163
asked Jan 15 '13 at 5:13
Emily
41112
edited Feb 1 '17 at 6:55
pnuts
26.6k366163
asked Jan 15 '13 at 5:13
Emily
41112
edited Feb 1 '17 at 6:55
pnuts
26.6k366163
edited Feb 1 '17 at 6:55
pnuts
26.6k366163
edited Feb 1 '17 at 6:55
pnuts
26.6k366163
26.6k366163
asked Jan 15 '13 at 5:13
Emily
41112
asked Jan 15 '13 at 5:13
Emily
41112
asked Jan 15 '13 at 5:13
Emily
41112
41112
Just to make sure (in case it makes a difference) - what is your flight, if layover is in Munich? Where are you flying from before Munich?
– Mark Mayo♦
Jan 15 '13 at 5:47
1
Is your luggage going to be checked through, or will you have to collect it, queue up and check it in again?
– Gagravarr
Jan 15 '13 at 9:33
I transferred at Munich once (non-Schengen to Schengen country), and it was plenty of time. Only one sample though.
– Bernhard
Jan 15 '13 at 19:26
2
Heading to India from where? It matters whether your flights are domestic or not, i.e. whether you're starting from elsewhere in the Schengen area or not.
– Gilles
Jan 15 '13 at 21:02
2
@RudyGunawan Frankfurt and Munich are night and day. 90 minutes is scary short in FRA and twice what you need in MUN
– Kate Gregory
Mar 29 '14 at 14:39
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Just to make sure (in case it makes a difference) - what is your flight, if layover is in Munich? Where are you flying from before Munich?
– Mark Mayo♦
Jan 15 '13 at 5:47
1
Is your luggage going to be checked through, or will you have to collect it, queue up and check it in again?
– Gagravarr
Jan 15 '13 at 9:33
I transferred at Munich once (non-Schengen to Schengen country), and it was plenty of time. Only one sample though.
– Bernhard
Jan 15 '13 at 19:26
2
Heading to India from where? It matters whether your flights are domestic or not, i.e. whether you're starting from elsewhere in the Schengen area or not.
– Gilles
Jan 15 '13 at 21:02
2
@RudyGunawan Frankfurt and Munich are night and day. 90 minutes is scary short in FRA and twice what you need in MUN
– Kate Gregory
Mar 29 '14 at 14:39
Just to make sure (in case it makes a difference) - what is your flight, if layover is in Munich? Where are you flying from before Munich?
– Mark Mayo♦
Jan 15 '13 at 5:47
Just to make sure (in case it makes a difference) - what is your flight, if layover is in Munich? Where are you flying from before Munich?
– Mark Mayo♦
Jan 15 '13 at 5:47
1
1
Is your luggage going to be checked through, or will you have to collect it, queue up and check it in again?
– Gagravarr
Jan 15 '13 at 9:33
Is your luggage going to be checked through, or will you have to collect it, queue up and check it in again?
– Gagravarr
Jan 15 '13 at 9:33
I transferred at Munich once (non-Schengen to Schengen country), and it was plenty of time. Only one sample though.
– Bernhard
Jan 15 '13 at 19:26
I transferred at Munich once (non-Schengen to Schengen country), and it was plenty of time. Only one sample though.
– Bernhard
Jan 15 '13 at 19:26
2
2
Heading to India from where? It matters whether your flights are domestic or not, i.e. whether you're starting from elsewhere in the Schengen area or not.
– Gilles
Jan 15 '13 at 21:02
Heading to India from where? It matters whether your flights are domestic or not, i.e. whether you're starting from elsewhere in the Schengen area or not.
– Gilles
Jan 15 '13 at 21:02
2
2
@RudyGunawan Frankfurt and Munich are night and day. 90 minutes is scary short in FRA and twice what you need in MUN
– Kate Gregory
Mar 29 '14 at 14:39
@RudyGunawan Frankfurt and Munich are night and day. 90 minutes is scary short in FRA and twice what you need in MUN
– Kate Gregory
Mar 29 '14 at 14:39
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Presuming you are arriving from a non-Schengen country then you will not need to pass through immigration in Munich. You will remain air-side, although you may need to go through security depending on which terminal you arrive in/depart from.
However even if you do need to clear immigration in Munich you'll find it very quick and easy (presuming you come from a country that does not require a Visa) - I don't recall ever having to wait more than a minute or two when passing through immigration in either Munich or Frankfurt. Security can be another story and can take a while to get through depending on how busy they are, but 90 minutes should be plenty of time as long as your inbound flight is on time or only slightly delayed.
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
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Do you have an EU/EEA passport?
– phoog
Nov 12 '15 at 15:34
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It is interesting to me how different it is to transit in Munich and in Frankfurt. I have had 60 minute transits in Frankfurt that I made only by butting to the beginning of lines (showing people my boarding pass and begging them to let me go first) and running, and not getting to go to the bathroom or buy a drink, and still only just making the flight. But a 60 minute transit in Munich? I have done it many times (always a Schengen/non-Schengen transfer - Canada or the UK into Schengen, or Schengen headed out, so in addition to security there are passport lineups to deal with) and always seem to end up with 20 minutes to sit at the gate and drink the free coffee.
Munich is smaller than Frankfurt, I find the signage simpler to follow, and it's just less disorienting and crowded. The lines are shorter and perhaps the overall volume of passengers is less. Whatever the reason, I just don't transit through Frankfurt any more and I'm always happy to do so through Munich. A one-hour connection in Munich doesn't worry me, so I wouldn't be worried about your 90 minute one.
One disclaimer: this is if your flights are booked as a single ticket. If your incoming flight is significantly delayed you will misconnect. If your flights are booked as one ticket this is the airlines's problem and they'll take care of you. But if they are booked as separate tickets then you're just out of luck. In that case I would want a much longer connection (3 hours or more) to feel safe.
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
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Free coffee? Now where did you get that?
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:50
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@Jan - there is a long corridor that the gates are all in. There is another long corridor parallel to it. And there are many small corridors connecting the two, with bathrooms and suchlike. Many of these short corridors have counters with free coffee and (German) newspapers. Or at least they did last time I was there :-)
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:51
domestic IIRC - I was less interested in coffee on my out of Europe than on my way in
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
Yeah, no; Terminal 2 is Lufthansa and StarAlliance, T1 is everything else …
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:53
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Ah, then T2, I'm a *A flyer for the most part
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:54
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Necromancing, in case anybody else has this problem.
I actually did this with a flight to and from Romania.
Both times, it was very tight.
Baggage was changed automatically.
But because I didn't have a biometric ID card, I had to stand in line for manual passport control, which took long time, because there were many people and ony one or two manual control points open.
It will be very tight, but it will work.
The problem is, Munich airport is quite large.
You'll drive around the airport quite long when you arrive, and then have to go through passport control.
With 1.5 hours in between flights, you will board about 5 minutes before boarding time ends.
But if your flight arrives late, you'll need to make yourself noticed and use the express lanes.
answered Nov 12 '15 at 13:42
Quandary
1273
IIRC, the terminal is a smallish one, but passenger's are (mostly) bussed to/from the airplanes, so there is the transfer time from the plane to the terminal. I would still not be concerned with a 90 minute layover. But this is IMHO.
– CGCampbell
Nov 12 '15 at 14:39
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3 Answers
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active
oldest
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oldest
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up vote
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Presuming you are arriving from a non-Schengen country then you will not need to pass through immigration in Munich. You will remain air-side, although you may need to go through security depending on which terminal you arrive in/depart from.
However even if you do need to clear immigration in Munich you'll find it very quick and easy (presuming you come from a country that does not require a Visa) - I don't recall ever having to wait more than a minute or two when passing through immigration in either Munich or Frankfurt. Security can be another story and can take a while to get through depending on how busy they are, but 90 minutes should be plenty of time as long as your inbound flight is on time or only slightly delayed.
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
Doc
68k3159256
1
Do you have an EU/EEA passport?
– phoog
Nov 12 '15 at 15:34
add a comment |
up vote
10
down vote
Presuming you are arriving from a non-Schengen country then you will not need to pass through immigration in Munich. You will remain air-side, although you may need to go through security depending on which terminal you arrive in/depart from.
However even if you do need to clear immigration in Munich you'll find it very quick and easy (presuming you come from a country that does not require a Visa) - I don't recall ever having to wait more than a minute or two when passing through immigration in either Munich or Frankfurt. Security can be another story and can take a while to get through depending on how busy they are, but 90 minutes should be plenty of time as long as your inbound flight is on time or only slightly delayed.
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
Doc
68k3159256
1
Do you have an EU/EEA passport?
– phoog
Nov 12 '15 at 15:34
add a comment |
up vote
10
down vote
up vote
10
down vote
Presuming you are arriving from a non-Schengen country then you will not need to pass through immigration in Munich. You will remain air-side, although you may need to go through security depending on which terminal you arrive in/depart from.
However even if you do need to clear immigration in Munich you'll find it very quick and easy (presuming you come from a country that does not require a Visa) - I don't recall ever having to wait more than a minute or two when passing through immigration in either Munich or Frankfurt. Security can be another story and can take a while to get through depending on how busy they are, but 90 minutes should be plenty of time as long as your inbound flight is on time or only slightly delayed.
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
Doc
68k3159256
Presuming you are arriving from a non-Schengen country then you will not need to pass through immigration in Munich. You will remain air-side, although you may need to go through security depending on which terminal you arrive in/depart from.
However even if you do need to clear immigration in Munich you'll find it very quick and easy (presuming you come from a country that does not require a Visa) - I don't recall ever having to wait more than a minute or two when passing through immigration in either Munich or Frankfurt. Security can be another story and can take a while to get through depending on how busy they are, but 90 minutes should be plenty of time as long as your inbound flight is on time or only slightly delayed.
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
Doc
68k3159256
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
Doc
68k3159256
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
Doc
68k3159256
answered Jan 15 '13 at 6:58
Doc
68k3159256
68k3159256
1
Do you have an EU/EEA passport?
– phoog
Nov 12 '15 at 15:34
add a comment |
1
Do you have an EU/EEA passport?
– phoog
Nov 12 '15 at 15:34
1
1
Do you have an EU/EEA passport?
– phoog
Nov 12 '15 at 15:34
Do you have an EU/EEA passport?
– phoog
Nov 12 '15 at 15:34
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
It is interesting to me how different it is to transit in Munich and in Frankfurt. I have had 60 minute transits in Frankfurt that I made only by butting to the beginning of lines (showing people my boarding pass and begging them to let me go first) and running, and not getting to go to the bathroom or buy a drink, and still only just making the flight. But a 60 minute transit in Munich? I have done it many times (always a Schengen/non-Schengen transfer - Canada or the UK into Schengen, or Schengen headed out, so in addition to security there are passport lineups to deal with) and always seem to end up with 20 minutes to sit at the gate and drink the free coffee.
Munich is smaller than Frankfurt, I find the signage simpler to follow, and it's just less disorienting and crowded. The lines are shorter and perhaps the overall volume of passengers is less. Whatever the reason, I just don't transit through Frankfurt any more and I'm always happy to do so through Munich. A one-hour connection in Munich doesn't worry me, so I wouldn't be worried about your 90 minute one.
One disclaimer: this is if your flights are booked as a single ticket. If your incoming flight is significantly delayed you will misconnect. If your flights are booked as one ticket this is the airlines's problem and they'll take care of you. But if they are booked as separate tickets then you're just out of luck. In that case I would want a much longer connection (3 hours or more) to feel safe.
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
58.2k9155253
1
Free coffee? Now where did you get that?
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:50
1
@Jan - there is a long corridor that the gates are all in. There is another long corridor parallel to it. And there are many small corridors connecting the two, with bathrooms and suchlike. Many of these short corridors have counters with free coffee and (German) newspapers. Or at least they did last time I was there :-)
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:51
domestic IIRC - I was less interested in coffee on my out of Europe than on my way in
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
Yeah, no; Terminal 2 is Lufthansa and StarAlliance, T1 is everything else …
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:53
1
Ah, then T2, I'm a *A flyer for the most part
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:54
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
It is interesting to me how different it is to transit in Munich and in Frankfurt. I have had 60 minute transits in Frankfurt that I made only by butting to the beginning of lines (showing people my boarding pass and begging them to let me go first) and running, and not getting to go to the bathroom or buy a drink, and still only just making the flight. But a 60 minute transit in Munich? I have done it many times (always a Schengen/non-Schengen transfer - Canada or the UK into Schengen, or Schengen headed out, so in addition to security there are passport lineups to deal with) and always seem to end up with 20 minutes to sit at the gate and drink the free coffee.
Munich is smaller than Frankfurt, I find the signage simpler to follow, and it's just less disorienting and crowded. The lines are shorter and perhaps the overall volume of passengers is less. Whatever the reason, I just don't transit through Frankfurt any more and I'm always happy to do so through Munich. A one-hour connection in Munich doesn't worry me, so I wouldn't be worried about your 90 minute one.
One disclaimer: this is if your flights are booked as a single ticket. If your incoming flight is significantly delayed you will misconnect. If your flights are booked as one ticket this is the airlines's problem and they'll take care of you. But if they are booked as separate tickets then you're just out of luck. In that case I would want a much longer connection (3 hours or more) to feel safe.
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
58.2k9155253
1
Free coffee? Now where did you get that?
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:50
1
@Jan - there is a long corridor that the gates are all in. There is another long corridor parallel to it. And there are many small corridors connecting the two, with bathrooms and suchlike. Many of these short corridors have counters with free coffee and (German) newspapers. Or at least they did last time I was there :-)
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:51
domestic IIRC - I was less interested in coffee on my out of Europe than on my way in
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
Yeah, no; Terminal 2 is Lufthansa and StarAlliance, T1 is everything else …
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:53
1
Ah, then T2, I'm a *A flyer for the most part
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:54
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
up vote
8
down vote
It is interesting to me how different it is to transit in Munich and in Frankfurt. I have had 60 minute transits in Frankfurt that I made only by butting to the beginning of lines (showing people my boarding pass and begging them to let me go first) and running, and not getting to go to the bathroom or buy a drink, and still only just making the flight. But a 60 minute transit in Munich? I have done it many times (always a Schengen/non-Schengen transfer - Canada or the UK into Schengen, or Schengen headed out, so in addition to security there are passport lineups to deal with) and always seem to end up with 20 minutes to sit at the gate and drink the free coffee.
Munich is smaller than Frankfurt, I find the signage simpler to follow, and it's just less disorienting and crowded. The lines are shorter and perhaps the overall volume of passengers is less. Whatever the reason, I just don't transit through Frankfurt any more and I'm always happy to do so through Munich. A one-hour connection in Munich doesn't worry me, so I wouldn't be worried about your 90 minute one.
One disclaimer: this is if your flights are booked as a single ticket. If your incoming flight is significantly delayed you will misconnect. If your flights are booked as one ticket this is the airlines's problem and they'll take care of you. But if they are booked as separate tickets then you're just out of luck. In that case I would want a much longer connection (3 hours or more) to feel safe.
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
58.2k9155253
It is interesting to me how different it is to transit in Munich and in Frankfurt. I have had 60 minute transits in Frankfurt that I made only by butting to the beginning of lines (showing people my boarding pass and begging them to let me go first) and running, and not getting to go to the bathroom or buy a drink, and still only just making the flight. But a 60 minute transit in Munich? I have done it many times (always a Schengen/non-Schengen transfer - Canada or the UK into Schengen, or Schengen headed out, so in addition to security there are passport lineups to deal with) and always seem to end up with 20 minutes to sit at the gate and drink the free coffee.
Munich is smaller than Frankfurt, I find the signage simpler to follow, and it's just less disorienting and crowded. The lines are shorter and perhaps the overall volume of passengers is less. Whatever the reason, I just don't transit through Frankfurt any more and I'm always happy to do so through Munich. A one-hour connection in Munich doesn't worry me, so I wouldn't be worried about your 90 minute one.
One disclaimer: this is if your flights are booked as a single ticket. If your incoming flight is significantly delayed you will misconnect. If your flights are booked as one ticket this is the airlines's problem and they'll take care of you. But if they are booked as separate tickets then you're just out of luck. In that case I would want a much longer connection (3 hours or more) to feel safe.
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
58.2k9155253
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
58.2k9155253
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
58.2k9155253
answered Jan 18 '13 at 11:35
Kate Gregory
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Free coffee? Now where did you get that?
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:50
1
@Jan - there is a long corridor that the gates are all in. There is another long corridor parallel to it. And there are many small corridors connecting the two, with bathrooms and suchlike. Many of these short corridors have counters with free coffee and (German) newspapers. Or at least they did last time I was there :-)
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:51
domestic IIRC - I was less interested in coffee on my out of Europe than on my way in
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
Yeah, no; Terminal 2 is Lufthansa and StarAlliance, T1 is everything else …
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:53
1
Ah, then T2, I'm a *A flyer for the most part
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:54
add a comment |
1
Free coffee? Now where did you get that?
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:50
1
@Jan - there is a long corridor that the gates are all in. There is another long corridor parallel to it. And there are many small corridors connecting the two, with bathrooms and suchlike. Many of these short corridors have counters with free coffee and (German) newspapers. Or at least they did last time I was there :-)
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:51
domestic IIRC - I was less interested in coffee on my out of Europe than on my way in
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
Yeah, no; Terminal 2 is Lufthansa and StarAlliance, T1 is everything else …
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:53
1
Ah, then T2, I'm a *A flyer for the most part
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:54
1
1
Free coffee? Now where did you get that?
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:50
Free coffee? Now where did you get that?
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:50
1
1
@Jan - there is a long corridor that the gates are all in. There is another long corridor parallel to it. And there are many small corridors connecting the two, with bathrooms and suchlike. Many of these short corridors have counters with free coffee and (German) newspapers. Or at least they did last time I was there :-)
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:51
@Jan - there is a long corridor that the gates are all in. There is another long corridor parallel to it. And there are many small corridors connecting the two, with bathrooms and suchlike. Many of these short corridors have counters with free coffee and (German) newspapers. Or at least they did last time I was there :-)
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:51
domestic IIRC - I was less interested in coffee on my out of Europe than on my way in
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
domestic IIRC - I was less interested in coffee on my out of Europe than on my way in
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
Yeah, no; Terminal 2 is Lufthansa and StarAlliance, T1 is everything else …
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:53
Yeah, no; Terminal 2 is Lufthansa and StarAlliance, T1 is everything else …
– Jan
Jun 15 '16 at 17:53
1
1
Ah, then T2, I'm a *A flyer for the most part
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:54
Ah, then T2, I'm a *A flyer for the most part
– Kate Gregory
Jun 15 '16 at 17:54
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Necromancing, in case anybody else has this problem.
I actually did this with a flight to and from Romania.
Both times, it was very tight.
Baggage was changed automatically.
But because I didn't have a biometric ID card, I had to stand in line for manual passport control, which took long time, because there were many people and ony one or two manual control points open.
It will be very tight, but it will work.
The problem is, Munich airport is quite large.
You'll drive around the airport quite long when you arrive, and then have to go through passport control.
With 1.5 hours in between flights, you will board about 5 minutes before boarding time ends.
But if your flight arrives late, you'll need to make yourself noticed and use the express lanes.
answered Nov 12 '15 at 13:42
Quandary
1273
IIRC, the terminal is a smallish one, but passenger's are (mostly) bussed to/from the airplanes, so there is the transfer time from the plane to the terminal. I would still not be concerned with a 90 minute layover. But this is IMHO.
– CGCampbell
Nov 12 '15 at 14:39
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Necromancing, in case anybody else has this problem.
I actually did this with a flight to and from Romania.
Both times, it was very tight.
Baggage was changed automatically.
But because I didn't have a biometric ID card, I had to stand in line for manual passport control, which took long time, because there were many people and ony one or two manual control points open.
It will be very tight, but it will work.
The problem is, Munich airport is quite large.
You'll drive around the airport quite long when you arrive, and then have to go through passport control.
With 1.5 hours in between flights, you will board about 5 minutes before boarding time ends.
But if your flight arrives late, you'll need to make yourself noticed and use the express lanes.
answered Nov 12 '15 at 13:42
Quandary
1273
IIRC, the terminal is a smallish one, but passenger's are (mostly) bussed to/from the airplanes, so there is the transfer time from the plane to the terminal. I would still not be concerned with a 90 minute layover. But this is IMHO.
– CGCampbell
Nov 12 '15 at 14:39
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
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Necromancing, in case anybody else has this problem.
I actually did this with a flight to and from Romania.
Both times, it was very tight.
Baggage was changed automatically.
But because I didn't have a biometric ID card, I had to stand in line for manual passport control, which took long time, because there were many people and ony one or two manual control points open.
It will be very tight, but it will work.
The problem is, Munich airport is quite large.
You'll drive around the airport quite long when you arrive, and then have to go through passport control.
With 1.5 hours in between flights, you will board about 5 minutes before boarding time ends.
But if your flight arrives late, you'll need to make yourself noticed and use the express lanes.
answered Nov 12 '15 at 13:42
Quandary
1273
Necromancing, in case anybody else has this problem.
I actually did this with a flight to and from Romania.
Both times, it was very tight.
Baggage was changed automatically.
But because I didn't have a biometric ID card, I had to stand in line for manual passport control, which took long time, because there were many people and ony one or two manual control points open.
It will be very tight, but it will work.
The problem is, Munich airport is quite large.
You'll drive around the airport quite long when you arrive, and then have to go through passport control.
With 1.5 hours in between flights, you will board about 5 minutes before boarding time ends.
But if your flight arrives late, you'll need to make yourself noticed and use the express lanes.
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IIRC, the terminal is a smallish one, but passenger's are (mostly) bussed to/from the airplanes, so there is the transfer time from the plane to the terminal. I would still not be concerned with a 90 minute layover. But this is IMHO.
– CGCampbell
Nov 12 '15 at 14:39
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IIRC, the terminal is a smallish one, but passenger's are (mostly) bussed to/from the airplanes, so there is the transfer time from the plane to the terminal. I would still not be concerned with a 90 minute layover. But this is IMHO.
– CGCampbell
Nov 12 '15 at 14:39
IIRC, the terminal is a smallish one, but passenger's are (mostly) bussed to/from the airplanes, so there is the transfer time from the plane to the terminal. I would still not be concerned with a 90 minute layover. But this is IMHO.
– CGCampbell
Nov 12 '15 at 14:39
IIRC, the terminal is a smallish one, but passenger's are (mostly) bussed to/from the airplanes, so there is the transfer time from the plane to the terminal. I would still not be concerned with a 90 minute layover. But this is IMHO.
– CGCampbell
Nov 12 '15 at 14:39
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Just to make sure (in case it makes a difference) - what is your flight, if layover is in Munich? Where are you flying from before Munich?
– Mark Mayo♦
Jan 15 '13 at 5:47
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Is your luggage going to be checked through, or will you have to collect it, queue up and check it in again?
– Gagravarr
Jan 15 '13 at 9:33
I transferred at Munich once (non-Schengen to Schengen country), and it was plenty of time. Only one sample though.
– Bernhard
Jan 15 '13 at 19:26
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Heading to India from where? It matters whether your flights are domestic or not, i.e. whether you're starting from elsewhere in the Schengen area or not.
– Gilles
Jan 15 '13 at 21:02
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@RudyGunawan Frankfurt and Munich are night and day. 90 minutes is scary short in FRA and twice what you need in MUN
– Kate Gregory
Mar 29 '14 at 14:39