Munich Airport (MUC) Information

Where is Munich Airport?  

Munich is the capital and the largest city of the state of Bavaria, in Germany.Munich's history goes back to Roman times, and the city has been a centre of arts, culture and science since the early 19th century.

With great architecture and sporting venues, Munich attracts numerous conferences, exhibitions, and sporting events. The home of Oktoberfest, Munich is also famous for its beer celebration.

Munich International Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM), officially Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport, also referred to as Munich Strauss Airport, or simply Munich Airport, is located 28.5 kilometres (17.7 miles) northeast of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Munich Airport lies in direct proximity to the old city of Freising, and is located on the territory of three different municipalities: Oberding (location of the terminals; district of Erding), Hallbergmoos and Marzling (district of Freising). The airport is named in memory of politician Franz Josef Strauss.

In 2015, Munich Airport served 40,981,522 passengers, making it the 2nd busiest airport in Germany, behind Frankfurt Airport (FRA).  Low cost carriers use Munich West / Memmingen Airport (FMM), located 110 kilometres (68 miles) from the city centre.

München Airport serves as Lufthansa’s second hub in Germany besides Frankfurt, and is a hub for Star Alliance partner airlines. Munich Airport is also a hub for Air Berlin, BMI Regional, Condor, Transavia and TUIfly. Other airlines that fly to Munich Airport include Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Canada, Air China, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, easyJet, El Al, Emirates, Eurowings, Finnair, Flybe, Iberia, KLM, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines and Vueling.

Cities with flights to Munich Airport include Abu Dhabi, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Cairo, Cape Town, Chicago, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Marrakech, Mexico City, Montréal, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Nice, Oslo, Paris, Reykjavik, Rhodes, Riyadh, Rome, Saint Petersburg, Seoul, Shanghai, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver and Zürich.

Your best bet for a Munich Airport transfer is a the train. Details on all options are included in this guide.

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The Munich Airport also offers:

• Mobile app
• Showers
• Medical Centre (physicians, optomotrist, dentist, physiotherapy and more)
• Pharmacy
• Kempinski Health Club at Kempinski Hotel (pool, sauna, spa)
• NapCab sleeping pods - Terminal 2 at Gate G06, Gate H32 and Gate L04
• Cloakroom Service (check your winter coat while traveling!)
• Laundry Service
• A 60-seat cinema shows movies on aviation themes every day
• Airport tours
• Visitor's Park with 3 historic aircraft and a rescue helicopter on display, and a Visitors Hill built for planespotting (served by Besucherpark railway station)
• 18 hole mini-golf (weather permitting)
• MUCi entertainment for children
• A 800 square metre Visitors Terrace is located on Level 07 of Terminal 2
• ... and Airbrau, a 600 seat on-site beer garden!

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