Munich Airport (MUC), officially Flughafen München "Franz Josef Strauß", lies northeast of Munich near Freising and is Lufthansa's second hub. It has two terminals: Terminal 1, split into modules A to E, serves most airlines outside Star Alliance plus Turkish Airlines, and Terminal 2 serves the Lufthansa Group airlines and their Star Alliance partners. The Munich Airport Center and the S-Bahn station sit between them.
If you arrive from outside the Schengen Area, you pass passport control first; flights from other Schengen countries skip it. You then collect your bags and go through customs into the public arrivals area. Terminal 2 has a single public exit on Level 03, while each Terminal 1 module has its own exit.
Munich is on Central European Time (UTC+1) and moves to UTC+2 from late March to late October.
Entry requirements and local notes
Entry rules. Germany is in the Schengen Area. Non-EU travelers are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System (EES), fully operational since 10 April 2026; the planned ETIAS travel authorization is not yet in operation. Check the visa rules for your nationality before you travel.
Know your terminal and module. Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance airlines use Terminal 2; most other airlines use Terminal 1, where modules A to E each have their own exit. Your flight number tells us where to wait.
Winter weather. Munich winters are cold and snow is possible, so keep warm layers handy for the walk to the car.