Originally Posted by
silver_halide
EC 261 compensation is based on delay to your final destination. Assuming you are on one ticket, LH should be covering all your extra costs until the end of your long haul.
Unfortunately they were separate tickets (and onward with Skyteam), so I think I'm out of luck there. Thanks though!
And lesson learned for me... I thought LH's usual punctuality would make a 3 hour connection beyond doubt -- but from a city with few alternatives I probably should've flown the night before.