Which terminal does Lufthansa use at MUC?

Lufthansa and Star Alliance partners depart from Terminal 2 and the satellite pier. Other carriers use Terminal 1 modules A to E.

How long is the road transfer to central Munich?

MUC to Marienplatz is 36 km and runs 40 to 55 minutes on the A92 and A9. Friday afternoons push the upper end of that range.

Is the meeting point the same for both terminals?

Yes. The central Munich Airport Center between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 is the named meeting point for all pre-booked transfers.

How much free waiting time is included?

Drivers track your flight and include 60 minutes of free waiting after landing, which covers the time from touchdown through baggage and customs.

Does the airport stay open through the night?

MUC operates a night curfew on scheduled flights, but the terminal and access roads stay open and pre-booked transfers run around the clock.

Airport transfer

Munich Airport

Fixed-price private transfers to and from Munich Airport, Germany.

IATA code: MUC
Terminals: 2
To city centre: 36 km
Drive time: 45 min
Pickup point: Drivers wait inside the Munich Airport Center concourse between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, at the central meeting point, holding a sign with your name.

About Munich Airport

Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC) is Germany’s second-busiest passenger airport, handling about 37 million passengers in 2023. It sits 28 km north-east of central Munich near the town of Freising, with two parallel runways oriented east-west. The site opened in 1992 and runs two passenger terminals connected by the Munich Airport Center, a glass-roofed concourse that holds shops, restaurants and the central S-Bahn platforms.

Getting from Munich Airport to Munich

The A92 motorway runs west from the airport before joining the A9 south into Munich, with the standard 36 km drive taking 40 to 55 minutes. Trade-fair traffic around the Messe München and weekday morning commuter flows are the typical sources of delay. Pre-booked transfers leave the kerb directly from the Airport Center exit, with no rank queue, and travel under a fixed fare that does not change with the meter.

Terminals and pickup points

Terminal 1 handles non-Star Alliance carriers across modules A, B, C, D and E, with arrivals on level 03. Terminal 2 serves Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian and other Star Alliance partners, with arrivals on the same level. Both terminals share the Munich Airport Center concourse in the middle, and the meeting point sits there. Drivers hold a printed name sign at this central area so travellers from either terminal walk the same short distance.

Common transfer routes from Munich Airport

MUC to Marienplatz: 36 km, 40 to 55 minutes
MUC to Hauptbahnhof: 37 km, 40 to 55 minutes
MUC to Schwabing: 32 km, 35 to 50 minutes
MUC to Theresienwiese (Oktoberfest): 38 km, 45 to 60 minutes
MUC to Messe München: 30 km, 35 to 45 minutes
MUC to Garmisch-Partenkirchen: 130 km, 90 to 110 minutes

Booking your Munich Airport transfer

Enter MUC as the pickup point with your flight number and the exact drop-off address, then pick a vehicle class to match the group size. Payment runs on Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, iDEAL, Wero or PayPal at booking, and free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before pickup. Each operator is licensed under German Personenbeförderungsgesetz rules and the vehicle arrives with the relevant commercial passenger insurance.

Common questions

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