Enough connection time at MUC & FRA: 35 min, 65 min.?
Jan 31, 2012, 10:57 pm
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Enough connection time at MUC & FRA: 35 min, 65 min.?
I'm looking at buying a Lufthansa ticket which goes TLL-MUC-FRA-ORD.
My question:
Would I have enough connection time:
35 min at MUC
65 min at FRA
Seems tight, but LH system is allowing me to book it.
I assume there are no terminal changes, but I understand I'll have to go through passport control at FRA. (I'm a US citizen)
Thanks for the suggestions.
My question:
Would I have enough connection time:
35 min at MUC
65 min at FRA
Seems tight, but LH system is allowing me to book it.
I assume there are no terminal changes, but I understand I'll have to go through passport control at FRA. (I'm a US citizen)
Thanks for the suggestions.
Feb 1, 2012, 9:04 am
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador, Melia Platinum, SIXT Platinum, Accor Silver, Lufthansa FTL
Posts: 381
It is doable, but pretty tough.
I don't know MUC so well as to comment how doable it is there, but in FRA you will land in Terminal A. Depending on what your gate is, it will already take up to 20 minutes to get to passport control and security checks. Depending on the time of your arrival, that may not be enough, especially if you factor in things like a 5-10 minute delay in landing (which can always happen) or a late start in MUC.
Long story short: I would not advise to make such a booking.
I don't know MUC so well as to comment how doable it is there, but in FRA you will land in Terminal A. Depending on what your gate is, it will already take up to 20 minutes to get to passport control and security checks. Depending on the time of your arrival, that may not be enough, especially if you factor in things like a 5-10 minute delay in landing (which can always happen) or a late start in MUC.
Long story short: I would not advise to make such a booking.
Feb 1, 2012, 10:39 am
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Location: Stuttgart, Germany
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I agree with SunshineStay: doable but tough.
In Munich, *if* your flight from TLL is on time, you would have no problem. You are going from one Schengen country ton another, so there is no passport control and no second security check. You just need to walk from one gate to the other. This is like a domestic connection at a major US airport, say like Denver. But even in US domestic traffic, 35 minutes can be pretty short!
SunshineStay already covered FRA, so I won't repeat it.
Obviously, if you ticket and misconnect, it's Lufthansa's problem to rebook you and get you to your destination. If you don't have any premium seating and you don't need to be back right on time, then you could chance it. Otherwise...
In Munich, *if* your flight from TLL is on time, you would have no problem. You are going from one Schengen country ton another, so there is no passport control and no second security check. You just need to walk from one gate to the other. This is like a domestic connection at a major US airport, say like Denver. But even in US domestic traffic, 35 minutes can be pretty short!
SunshineStay already covered FRA, so I won't repeat it.
Obviously, if you ticket and misconnect, it's Lufthansa's problem to rebook you and get you to your destination. If you don't have any premium seating and you don't need to be back right on time, then you could chance it. Otherwise...
Feb 1, 2012, 1:40 pm
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Join Date: May 2004
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I agree with SunshineStay: doable but tough.
In Munich, *if* your flight from TLL is on time, you would have no problem. You are going from one Schengen country ton another, so there is no passport control and no second security check. You just need to walk from one gate to the other. This is like a domestic connection at a major US airport, say like Denver. But even in US domestic traffic, 35 minutes can be pretty short!
SunshineStay already covered FRA, so I won't repeat it.
In Munich, *if* your flight from TLL is on time, you would have no problem. You are going from one Schengen country ton another, so there is no passport control and no second security check. You just need to walk from one gate to the other. This is like a domestic connection at a major US airport, say like Denver. But even in US domestic traffic, 35 minutes can be pretty short!
SunshineStay already covered FRA, so I won't repeat it.
Feb 1, 2012, 3:35 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,305
Keep the weather in mind.
It is frightfully cold here at the moment, with ice conditions (-15 to 30c) due to a Siberian front moving in. That can mean unexpected delay due to ice for some airlines, despite what the affected aiports announce.
It is frightfully cold here at the moment, with ice conditions (-15 to 30c) due to a Siberian front moving in. That can mean unexpected delay due to ice for some airlines, despite what the affected aiports announce.