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Old May 19, 2025 | 8:34 am
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Originally Posted by jjoe123
Hello,

I'll be traveling from USA to a non-Schengen country with a long layover in Munich (10 hours). I thought of visiting the city. I have a US passport and an expired EU one (Spain).
I know I can enter Germany using my US passport, but I was wondering, if I can enter and leave using my valid EU ID card and use the fast EU lanes.

Does anyone know or have experience in flying and entering the EU using their ID card?

Thanks,
While I cannot answer the question directly, I have often entered the Schengen Zone at MUC on my US passport, and have always found that even the non-EU immigration line moved swiftly and efficiently. In addition, travel to the center of Munich on either of the two S-Bahn lines that terminate at the airport is reliable and reasonably quick. One suggestion: buy the appropriate type of day pass for your travels from and to the airport and within Munich instead of purchasing individual tickets for each journey.
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