If I had to name an airport that I know of and that is convenient, MUC would be the first that comes to my mind! Don't worry, the usual behaving traveler should be fine!

Concur with the positive posts. Did a MR last weekend, BWI-ORD-MUC. MUC was a walk through customs, green line, nothing to declare. Security was tough, as it should be. Best airport in Europe IMHO.

I just read the other day, that MUC got an award for being the best airport in Europe for the third time in a row (they asked some thousand frequent travellers) and MUC was awarded being fourth best airport in the world!!

So if I'm doing a MR to MUC (actually 2, a week apart), is it best to tell them that's the point of my trip? The first is just 1 night, the 2nd 2 nights (so I can explore a little). These are Dec 2-3, then Dec 9-11.

Also--on the 2nd trip, I fly MUC-FRA (on LH) before an int'l connection to PHL (on US); will that just be domestic, if so will I make a 95 min LH to US connection in FRA?

I'm 38, of European descent, and will just have carry-on bags with me for both trips.

It's an awesome airport. For many of the flights I take, though, FRA has better frequencies (for LH), so I go through there. Fortunately our German office is in MUC, so I have an excuse to go through the airport every couple of months. ;)

No. Best not to mention it. I've had times where I've gone to MUC and left a day or two later for business. Passport control may give you a weird look. Just tell them that you only had a day to see the city.

Munich airport is just another example of the Bavarian term 'gemutlichkeit' (sp) as it applies to air travel.

The airport is very nice, very easy to negotiate and is a much better option than FRA (which is functional but ugly). I always try to pad my time there just a little so I can enjoy a weisswurst and a lager at the Airbrau restaurant between the terminals.

I can't say enough good things about Munich, Munich airport, or Bayern in general.

:D

MUC consistently receives honours as 'top airport in Europe' and one of the top in the world. But go back 18 years and it was a concrete bunker. I recall sitting in humid, sweaty terminal with an open ceiling above me and drips coming out from various pipes. (My earliest flight memory is 1972 at MUC during the Olympics, sitting on the tarmac, but we won't revisit that time...)

Amazing what was transformed from that to the current state. I have said before that I can easily spend several hours here - banking, shopping at the book store, having a gelato, using the post office, etc. This is what an airport should be, in my mind - somewhere where one can go to conduct business as well as fly...

my oldest memory, too
 

Oddly my oldest memory (of any sort) that I can recall to date certain is 1972's Munich events, also. Not that I was there, but I was barely 3 and recall the turmoil, in the context that a 3 year old might. I'm glad that so much has changed.

I thank all for all resonses to my inquiry.

Although, the Star Alliance terminal is much nicer than T1. My last few flights into and out of MUC have been on AF, out of the not-so-nice T1.

I have to say, though, that the Edeka supermarkt just across from the Airbrau is the largest supermarket I've ever seen at an airport. I shopped there several times to stock up on food and drink for my hotel before making a mad dash downstairs to catch the S-8 train into the city. Ah.....:cool:

Uhm... you do realize that the current airport, Franz Josef Strauss, was only opened in 1991, and was built from scratch on a new site? The previous airport, Riem, was Munich's historical airport, and was located MUCH closer to the city. The current convention center was built on the site of Riem.

yes, I do... I was comparing the former airport to the current airport. Hence the transformation.

I just went thru a few weeks ago with NO problems at all. I only saw a few people get pulled out of the line after retriving their cases. Just don't rush anything.

I wouldn´t tell them. If you got asked, tell them about a trip for sightseeing but don´t mention you´re going to leave the next day for home. A MR might be a good reason for an longer interview, as I doubt the typical Bavarian customs officer will have that much understanding for your "silly" travel patterns. Never forget - you´re in Germany ;)

Your MUC-FRA flight will be domestic. You neither have to clear immigration nor to show your passport at all. 95 min connection time will be more than enough. You may receive your boarding passes in MUC, so just head over to concourse B (or C), clear immigration and the extra security check.

Good news is, that the second security screening before entering the US boarding area is now history in FRA - at least for flights with LH. Have a look here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=758094

I´m 36, of European descent too and usually travel with a large suitcase. Sorry, I couldn´t resist ;)