Transfers
A general overview - the Transfer Guide
Boarding Card and Gate
To catch your connecting flight, go to the departure gate.
If you do not yet have a boarding card for your connecting flight, you can obtain it:
- At the gate
- At the transfer desk in the B Concourse of Terminal 1
To find out which gate your flight is leaving from:
- Look at your boarding card.
- Check one of the flight display boards.
- Look it up at one of the information kiosks.
- Ask at an information desk.
Extra Security Checks
For some flights, you and your hand luggage may be required to undergo an additional security check. To find out whether this applies to your flight, please contact your airline.
Smoking in the Terminals
Please keep in mind that smoking is not permitted in the transit zones or anywhere else inside the terminals. You may, however, use one of the provided enclosed smoking cubicles in the A, B and C/D piers of Terminal 1 and the transit area of Terminal 2.
Getting Between the Terminals
If you need to get to the other terminal to catch your connecting flight, you can ride our free SkyLine overhead shuttle train, which departs every two minutes. You don't need to leave the transit zone to use it.
Luggage
Your bags will be automatically forwarded to your final destination. We recommend that you call attention to the fact that Frankfurt is only an intermediate stop when checking in. A sufficient number of hand luggage carts is available in both terminals.
Transfer Visas
Citizens of many countries no not require a transit visa when changing planes in Frankfurt. To see whether this applies to you, please contact your airline or a German consulate ahead of time.
