Jun 5, 2014, 1:13 pm
Last edit by: oliver2002
Welcome to the FRA connection thread! If you are new to FRA or this thread, please read the first post where you will find a summary of all pertinent information before asking more specific questions.
Current MCT in FRA connecting to/from LH:
Current MCT in FRA connecting to/from LH:
Code:
DMLH/FRA/LH/17MAY22 FRA LH TO LH FRA-FRA FROM - TO D/D D/I I/D I/I CC FLTN-FLTR ORGN EQP TM CS-CC FLTN-FLTR DEST EQP TM CS HHMM HHMM HHMM HHMM LH BUS - ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH - TRN 0100 0100 0100 0100 LH BR - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH CA - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH CN - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH EG - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH ET - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH IN - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH JP - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH QA - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH SG - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH TH - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH US - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH ZA - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH - US ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH KJR - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH KWQ - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH QDU - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH QKL - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH QKU - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH ZWS - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH KLT BUS - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH SDA BUS - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH 0400-0799 - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH Y- TRN 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH KJR Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH KWQ Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH QDU Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH QKL Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH QKU Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH ZWS Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH KLT BUS Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH SDA BUS Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH CA- ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH AC- TRN ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH PL LO- ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH PL LO- SC ---- ---- ---- 0100 TRN -LH ---- 0100 0100 0100 -LH BR ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH CA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH CN ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH EG ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH ET ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH IN ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH JP ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH QA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH SG ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH TH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH US ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH ZA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH TLV ---- 0100 ---- 0100 BUS -LH TLV ---- 0200 ---- 0200 TRN -LH TLV ---- 0200 ---- 0200 TRS -LH TLV ---- 0200 ---- 0200 -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 BUS -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0115 ---- 0115 -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0100 0100 0100 0100 LH -LH BUS 0100 0100 0100 0100 LH TRN -LH BUS INV INV INV INV LH TRS -LH BUS INV INV INV INV LH BUS -LH TRN INV INV INV INV LH BUS -LH TRS INV INV INV INV LH SC BUS -LH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH SC TRN -LH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH SC TRS -LH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH -LH SC BUS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH -LH SC TRN ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH -LH SC TRS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH SC TRN -LH SC TRN INV INV INV INV LH SC TRS -LH SC TRN INV INV INV INV LH SC TRN -LH SC TRS INV INV INV INV LH SC TRS -LH SC TRS INV INV INV INV LH XER BUS -LH SC ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH -LH TLV ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH 0400-0799 -LH BUS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH 0400-0799 -LH TRN ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH 0400-0799 -LH TRS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH BUS -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH TRN -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH TRS -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH SC -LH 0400-0799 SG ---- 0045 ---- 0045 LH SC -LH 0400-0799 US ---- 0045 ---- 0045 LH SC -LH 0400-0799 ZA ---- 0045 ---- 0045 LH SC TRS -LH 0400-0799 US ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH BUS -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 BUS ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRN ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRS ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH Y-LH BUS ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH AC-LH TRN ---- ---- 0200 ---- LH US UA-LH ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH UA-LH BY ---- ---- ---- INV LH EW-LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 BUS Y ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRN Y ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRS Y ---- ---- 0100 ---- -LH AC ---- ---- ---- 0100 -LH AI ---- 0115 ---- 0115 -LH XQ ---- 0130 ---- 0130 -LH PL LO ---- 0100 ---- ---- -LH BR OS ---- 0100 ---- ---- SC -LH PL LO ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH -LH UA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH -LH XQ ---- 0130 ---- 0130 LH BUS -LH AC ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH TRN -LH AC ---- 0200 ---- 0200 LH TRN -LH UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH BY -LH UA ---- ---- ---- INV LH QDU -LH US UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH QKL -LH US UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH ZWS -LH US UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH LG-LH AC ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH AC-LH LG ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH AC-LH AT OS ---- ---- ---- 0100
Connecting in Frankfurt [FRA] 2009-2023 (retired)
Sep 15, 2014, 1:39 pm
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Sep 15, 2014, 1:42 pm
#2822
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Sep 15, 2014, 1:44 pm
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Sep 17, 2014, 9:13 am
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Last time I flew SAS and they get a bus gate way over by Terminal 2. So we were dropped at B gates Schengen side, so had to take the tunnel. Then I took the elevator up (above A14) up to Z. Here there was nobody doing secondary checks and I couldn't really see where they could do it. They had a L3 MMwave scanner for the secondary, which I refused.
Staying on topic, beware of SAS connection time to A or Z because it's a long bus ride and then you have to walk the tunnel. It's good for non-Schengen B connections. With LH metal on the same route then you wind up at an A bus gate.
Sep 18, 2014, 7:06 am
#2825
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Hello
First of all thank you for the informative post on transferring at Frankfurt Airport and the link to the Transfer Guide
And yes "follow the signs" does seem to make sense
That was until I read about sky lines, tunnels, buses
I realize that flights don't always arrive at the same gate, least I don't think they do
I will be flying from South Africa (Non-Schengen) this Sunday Evening arriving in Frankfurt just before 6am Monday Morning
I was wondering if anyone could provide me with information as to the likely gate of arrival and what I will be required to do, which gates to go, bus to catch ( I hope I don't need to do this) in order to catch my connecting flight to Graz, Austria at 08:35am
All I know to date is that I arrive in Terminal 1 and depart from Terminal 1. Would be nice to know if I need to catch a bus or walk to my depature to Graz, what sort of checks I will go through and how much time I need to allow myself. Coming from South Africa our terminals at O.R Tambo are not that big a can be easily walked in say 10 minutes
Thanks
First of all thank you for the informative post on transferring at Frankfurt Airport and the link to the Transfer Guide
And yes "follow the signs" does seem to make sense
That was until I read about sky lines, tunnels, buses
I realize that flights don't always arrive at the same gate, least I don't think they do
I will be flying from South Africa (Non-Schengen) this Sunday Evening arriving in Frankfurt just before 6am Monday Morning
I was wondering if anyone could provide me with information as to the likely gate of arrival and what I will be required to do, which gates to go, bus to catch ( I hope I don't need to do this) in order to catch my connecting flight to Graz, Austria at 08:35am
All I know to date is that I arrive in Terminal 1 and depart from Terminal 1. Would be nice to know if I need to catch a bus or walk to my depature to Graz, what sort of checks I will go through and how much time I need to allow myself. Coming from South Africa our terminals at O.R Tambo are not that big a can be easily walked in say 10 minutes
Thanks
Sep 18, 2014, 1:22 pm
#2826
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You can check gate of arrival yourself for recent flights on lh.com. It looks like it typically arrives in Z, which means that you have an easy connection but you need to do both security (your origin is "unclean") and immigration before going downstairs to A Schengen gates. It is likely that you will get a bus gate for your flight to Graz.
If it arrived in B or C then you would also have a long walk. But 2.5 hours is plenty for any scenario.
If it arrived in B or C then you would also have a long walk. But 2.5 hours is plenty for any scenario.
Hello
First of all thank you for the informative post on transferring at Frankfurt Airport and the link to the Transfer Guide
And yes "follow the signs" does seem to make sense
That was until I read about sky lines, tunnels, buses
I realize that flights don't always arrive at the same gate, least I don't think they do
I will be flying from South Africa (Non-Schengen) this Sunday Evening arriving in Frankfurt just before 6am Monday Morning
I was wondering if anyone could provide me with information as to the likely gate of arrival and what I will be required to do, which gates to go, bus to catch ( I hope I don't need to do this) in order to catch my connecting flight to Graz, Austria at 08:35am
All I know to date is that I arrive in Terminal 1 and depart from Terminal 1. Would be nice to know if I need to catch a bus or walk to my depature to Graz, what sort of checks I will go through and how much time I need to allow myself. Coming from South Africa our terminals at O.R Tambo are not that big a can be easily walked in say 10 minutes
Thanks
First of all thank you for the informative post on transferring at Frankfurt Airport and the link to the Transfer Guide
And yes "follow the signs" does seem to make sense
That was until I read about sky lines, tunnels, buses
I realize that flights don't always arrive at the same gate, least I don't think they do
I will be flying from South Africa (Non-Schengen) this Sunday Evening arriving in Frankfurt just before 6am Monday Morning
I was wondering if anyone could provide me with information as to the likely gate of arrival and what I will be required to do, which gates to go, bus to catch ( I hope I don't need to do this) in order to catch my connecting flight to Graz, Austria at 08:35am
All I know to date is that I arrive in Terminal 1 and depart from Terminal 1. Would be nice to know if I need to catch a bus or walk to my depature to Graz, what sort of checks I will go through and how much time I need to allow myself. Coming from South Africa our terminals at O.R Tambo are not that big a can be easily walked in say 10 minutes
Thanks
Sep 18, 2014, 2:03 pm
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I will be flying from South Africa (Non-Schengen) this Sunday Evening arriving in Frankfurt just before 6am Monday Morning
I was wondering if anyone could provide me with information as to the likely gate of arrival and what I will be required to do, which gates to go, bus to catch ( I hope I don't need to do this) in order to catch my connecting flight to Graz, Austria at 08:35am
All I know to date is that I arrive in Terminal 1 and depart from Terminal 1. Would be nice to know if I need to catch a bus or walk to my depature to Graz, what sort of checks I will go through and how much time I need to allow myself. Coming from South Africa our terminals at O.R Tambo are not that big a can be easily walked in say 10 minutes
I was wondering if anyone could provide me with information as to the likely gate of arrival and what I will be required to do, which gates to go, bus to catch ( I hope I don't need to do this) in order to catch my connecting flight to Graz, Austria at 08:35am
All I know to date is that I arrive in Terminal 1 and depart from Terminal 1. Would be nice to know if I need to catch a bus or walk to my depature to Graz, what sort of checks I will go through and how much time I need to allow myself. Coming from South Africa our terminals at O.R Tambo are not that big a can be easily walked in say 10 minutes
Sep 19, 2014, 2:03 am
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Assuming you will be on LH573 rather than SA260, your flight is likely to arrive at a Z gate. From your arrival gate you will have to go to the central transfer area where you clear security, then go two levels down and go through passport control. The departure gate for GRZ is usually a bus gate either downstairs in A (A6-10) or in B (through the tunnel between A15-17) or higher A (lower level of Z pier where you arrive). Just check one of the many departure boards you will find throughout the terminal and follow the signs. Not sure which class you will be travelling or if you have access to a lounge, but don't go to the gate area too early if the flight is departing from A6-10 or B1-18.
Sep 19, 2014, 3:09 am
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BTW, welcome to FT!
Sep 19, 2014, 6:07 am
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Thanks for the welcome and the info
I see on my online itinerary that as it stands my flight to Gras departs from gate A09 which as far as I can tell on the map is Level 3?
Mark
I see on my online itinerary that as it stands my flight to Gras departs from gate A09 which as far as I can tell on the map is Level 3?
Mark
Sep 19, 2014, 7:54 am
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Departure gates, especially of shorthaul flights, could vary from what was previously announced.
Sep 20, 2014, 5:30 am
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Hi
I have downloaded an app for frankfurt airport from google play
It has a map section which looks like you can choose the level you want to see and then it can also locate you and place you on the map
Is this the app you are talking about?
Thanks
I have downloaded an app for frankfurt airport from google play
It has a map section which looks like you can choose the level you want to see and then it can also locate you and place you on the map
Is this the app you are talking about?
Thanks
Sep 20, 2014, 7:22 am
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You can also simulate your route from say Z66A (choose Arrivals pier Z58-69) to gate A09. One major fault I have found is the app does not show where passport control is located. However, its map shows where departure gates are located.
Sep 27, 2014, 6:41 pm
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just to update. My daughter flew from mia-fra-lhr arriving this morning. Her flights all took off on time. She said the walk was the longest ever in Frankfurt (she had an hour between flights). She said she only got to the gate with 15 minutes to spare and she was walking fast, but that it was just so far between gates/terminals. She didn't have time to get a bite or anything. She also said she had to clear Customs in Heathrow.
She was going to UK to see the Dophins, I hope they win. I also hope she has an easier time getting to Rome next Saturday when I'll meet up with her.
She was going to UK to see the Dophins, I hope they win. I also hope she has an easier time getting to Rome next Saturday when I'll meet up with her.
Sep 27, 2014, 7:05 pm
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just to update. My daughter flew from mia-fra-lhr arriving this morning. Her flights all took off on time. She said the walk was the longest ever in Frankfurt (she had an hour between flights). She said she only got to the gate with 15 minutes to spare and she was walking fast, but that it was just so far between gates/terminals. She didn't have time to get a bite or anything. She also said she had to clear Customs in Heathrow.
She was going to UK to see the Dophins, I hope they win. I also hope she has an easier time getting to Rome next Saturday when I'll meet up with her.
She was going to UK to see the Dophins, I hope they win. I also hope she has an easier time getting to Rome next Saturday when I'll meet up with her.
For her LHR-FRA-FCO flight, she will have to go through passport control in FRA. She should check in at T2 in LHR rather than T1 where she arrived today since LH is moving to T2 on Wednesday.