Consolidated FRA connection time/logistics-Domestic & International
Jan 9, 2018, 9:28 pm
#706
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Worst-case scenario, you'll get rebooked via Munich on a flight that arrives Naples at 5:15pm. LH338 appears to be typically-German-punctual, while UA58 has at times been an hour late. But even an hour late you may still make the connection. I've lived in fear of tight connections at FRA but somehow it's always worked out. But, I always have a backup in mind, just in case.
Jan 9, 2018, 9:37 pm
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Jan 10, 2018, 8:23 am
#708
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As the USA is treated as a "clean" country in the EU you just have to do the immigration, but no extra security. Not as Europeans in the USA. *smile*
Be sure to follow the signs to A-connections and after passportcontroll you are at the A-gates. Z and A are in the same terminal, but
Z is international upperfloor and A is shengen lower level. Even with a busgate I did it often under 20minutes.
Be sure to follow the signs to A-connections and after passportcontroll you are at the A-gates. Z and A are in the same terminal, but
Z is international upperfloor and A is shengen lower level. Even with a busgate I did it often under 20minutes.
Jan 10, 2018, 8:31 am
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Perhaps you are unaware that (with limited exceptions at IAH and MIA) there are no international to international transits in the US. All arriving international passengers must clear immigration and customs and reclear security, regardless of their nationality. This applies to US citizens as well as citizens of other nations. It has nothing to do with whether the country from which they are arrivng is considered "clean" or not.
Jan 10, 2018, 8:34 am
#710
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You actually will not clear customs until NAP presuming you are on one PNR/ticket with bags checked through. You will choose the green or red channel upon exiting NAP and they could stop you to check your bags randomly there. You will do immigration for Schengen at FRA.
Jan 10, 2018, 8:42 am
#711
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There is a very good FRA connection thread in the LH forum.
Jan 10, 2018, 7:40 pm
#712
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If you are arriving at an "A" gate at FRA (from outside the EU, like on UA58 from SFO), you will actually be forced to walk upstairs (just after leaving the jet bridge) and will enter the terminal among the "Z" gates. From there, follow the signs to the "A" gates. This will involve both going down one level and clearing passport control to enter the EU.
If you arrive at a bus gate, just follow the signs to the "A" gates. This may involve a tunnel and long walkways, but just keep following the signs.
You have enough time if your first flight is mostly on-time and you keep moving once you get there! Good luck! Please let us know how it goes.
JK-SFO
If you arrive at a bus gate, just follow the signs to the "A" gates. This may involve a tunnel and long walkways, but just keep following the signs.
You have enough time if your first flight is mostly on-time and you keep moving once you get there! Good luck! Please let us know how it goes.
JK-SFO
Jan 10, 2018, 8:21 pm
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Perhaps you are unaware that (with limited exceptions at IAH and MIA) there are no international to international transits in the US. All arriving international passengers must clear immigration and customs and reclear security, regardless of their nationality. This applies to US citizens as well as citizens of other nations. It has nothing to do with whether the country from which they are arrivng is considered "clean" or not.
Jan 11, 2018, 2:05 pm
#715
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Thanks for the replies...actually I meant a star gold line for passport control rather than customs.
Hopefully Flt #58 will be close to on time so I can make the original NAP flight.
Hopefully Flt #58 will be close to on time so I can make the original NAP flight.
Jan 12, 2018, 9:47 am
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I think he meant security "clean", as in certain countries arriving from non-Schengen countries don't have to re-clear security, which includes US, Canada, and the UK (as far as I know). You basically exit the plane in the sterile zone and allows easy transfer without the hassle of security check again. I know MUC and VIE have this setup as well.
Jan 25, 2018, 6:20 pm
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Perhaps you are unaware that (with limited exceptions at IAH and MIA) there are no international to international transits in the US. All arriving international passengers must clear immigration and customs and reclear security, regardless of their nationality. This applies to US citizens as well as citizens of other nations. It has nothing to do with whether the country from which they are arrivng is considered "clean" or not.
Jan 25, 2018, 6:43 pm
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Jan 25, 2018, 9:38 pm
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No need to collect checked luggage while transiting through IAH. [OneStop]