Munich Airport Franz Josef Strauß

Munich Airport at a glance

• Location: Franz Josef Strauß Airport (MUC) is located about 28 kilometers northeast of Munich in the Erdinger Moos just outside the town of Freising.
• Terminals: There are two terminals, a satellite terminal and two runways from which passengers can take off to destinations all over the world.
• Facilities: The MAC Forum has offices, stores, restaurants and space for outdoor events right at the airport. The airport also includes a visitor park with a viewing hill, children's playground and miniature golf course.
• Awards: The airport regularly lands in the top ten in the annual "World Airport Awards" - in 2018 it was ranked 6th, making Munich Airport the best airport in Europe.
• Getting there: The airport can be reached from Munich city center via the S-Bahn lines S1 and S8. In addition, Lufthansa airport buses run from the main train station and the North Cemetery. 14 parking garages offer almost 36,000 parking spaces.

Which terminals for which airline?

• Terminal 1 (capacity 14 million passengers) primarily handles flights operated by airlines other than Lufthansa or its partner companies.
• Terminal 2 and the satellite terminal (capacity approx. 36 million passengers) are mainly used by Lufthansa and partners.
• Flights with security risks, such as those to Israel, are handled via the outsourced Hall F.

Transfer from Munich airport to the city center

• From Munich Airport, the S-Bahn lines S1 and S8 offer a direct connection to the main station or Marienplatz every 20 minutes. The journey time for both lines is around 40 to 45 minutes.
• The S1 runs northwest of Munich via Neufahrn, Unterschleißheim, Moosach, Hauptbahnhof, Stachus and Marienplatz to Ostbahnhof and Leuchtenbergring, while the S8 runs northeast of Munich via Hallbergmoos, Ismaning, Daglfing, Leuchtenbergring, Ostbahnhof, Marienplatz and Stachus to Hauptbahnhof and on via Pasing to Herrsching am Ammersee.
• For local transport tickets of the MVV (Münchner Verkehrs-Verbund) on the route from Munich Airport to Munich Central Station, the zone M to 5 must be purchased.
• Further departure and arrival possibilities to the airport
• Airport bus: Every 20 minutes, the Lufthansa express bus leaves for the airport from the Hauptbahnhof and Schwabing/Nordfriedhof stops.
• Rail: Since 2018, regional trains from eastern Bavaria have also been stopping at Munich Airport: The Airport Express from Regensburg makes stops along the way in Landshut and Freising, among other places.
• Car: The fastest way to reach the airport from Munich is via its own exit on the A92 autobahn.

Info about the history

Munich Airport began operations in May 1992, replacing Munich's previous commercial airport in Riem. This was preceded by decades of discussions about the location and extensive construction work. Since its opening, the airport has been successively expanded and developed.