Is a 40 minute layover time between flights at the Munich airport on two Lufthansa flights enough?
My family is leaving 5/21 from DTW in the United States to travel to Venice to board a cruise ship the afternoon of 5/23. We are considering booking a Lufthansa two stop flight from DTW to Munich that only has a 40 minute layover to catch the next flight to Venice. Is 40 minutes enough time to make the flight to Venice? What else should we be considering as we plan for this first stop in Munich?
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40 minutes would be very tight for this connection. Munich is your first port of entry into the Schengen area so you will need to go through immigration control in Munich. Depending on your citizenship and time of day, that can take some extra time.
If Lufthansa is willing to sell you this as a single ticket, it's a legal connection an you have a decent chance of making it. But there is no room for error: if anything goes wrong, is delayed or just a little longer than usual, you will miss it. If you do miss it, LH will rebook you on the next available flight for free, but you may miss your cruise, so I would advice against this.
There is NO WAY you can make this with two separate tickets.
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Is 45 min layover enough in Munich?
From the Munich airport website: <<Munich Airport has been designed for smooth connections and achieves an unbeatable minimum connecting time of just 30 minutes in Terminal 2, outperforming every other leading European hub. >> so 45 minutes should be plenty of time.Do you have to go through customs on a connecting flight in Munich?
Re: Customs? -connecting flight? In Europe, Customs generally takes no time at all, apart from waiting for your luggage. Usually, you just walk through a door labelled "Nothing to declare". But at your first stop (Munich), you have to go through Immigration (Passport Control) and this may not be quick.Is 50 minutes enough layover in Munich?
If your flight is on time (usually the transatlantic flights are even ahead of time) 50 min will be plenty. If your flight is 30 min late they will escort you from your incoming plane to the outgoing plane without waiting times.How much time do you need between international connecting flights?
Consider allowing at least 60 to 90 minutes for a U.S. domestic connection, and at least two hours for an international connection. Airlines usually allow you four hours or more maximum connecting time.LAYOVER AND BOARDING AT MUNICH AIRPORT (MUC) TERMINAL 2 AND SATELLITE
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