Originally Posted by
m0nk3y
Hi everyone
I'm planning a trip to Munich, Amsterdam and a few more cities, but wanted some advice:
We start off with a EWR-MUC CO flight that arrives on a Saturday at 10:25am. Since we are staying with friends in Munich, our trip is centered there. On that same Saturday, however, we are planning on going to AMS (Amsterdam), and from what it looks like KLM and LF are the two main airlines who fly there (suggestions welcome though). My question is how much time do I need between flights since my luggage won't be checked through as these flights will be booked separately with different carriers? The other thing is, my flight to MUC is Continental, but is actually being run by Lufthansa. If I end up booking a Lufthansa flight for MUC-AMS, is there any way to have my bags checked through?
Thanks very much, I really appreciate it.
No matter who you are flying with, bags can be checked through, just show the PNR of the second flight at check-in!
I would allow two hours in Munich for connections if on two PNRs but it is still your risk. If the price is the same, stick to LH since your arriving and departing flight would be out of the same terminal and a connection can theoretically be done in 15 minutes. It is about a half hour schlepp over to your KL flight plus security, etc.