MUNICH AIRPORT

The Munich International Airport, also known as Franz Josef Strauss Airport (code IATA: MUC), it is located about 30 km north-east of the city center and it’s the largest airport of the city of Munich as well as the second largest hub in Germany. The Munich Airport sees a traffic of approximately 35 million passengers per year.

HISTORY:
The Munich International Airport was founded in 1992 and it was named after its founder, the politician Franz Josef Strauss, who played a prominent role in the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1950s until his death in 1988.
As the Governor of the state of Bavaria, Franz Strauss is considered one of the founding fathers of the European Airbus project.

THE AIRPORT STRUCTURE:
The structure of Munich Airport consists of 2 passenger terminals both including the arrivals and departures area. The Terminal 1 was unveiled in 1992 and comprises 6 modules (A, B, C, D, E, F) the first 4 host both arrivals and departures, hall E is dedicated only to arriving flights and hall F is intended for high security flights to Israel. The whole Terminal hosts a large quantity of services, restaurants and shops.
The Terminal 2, opened in 2003, and has an the same capacity of T1 of about 25 million passengers a year. The T2 is spread over several levels around a single central structure and it is used as a hub for Lufthansa, Star Alliance and other Lufthansa partners.
In 2016, a new building hosting the “Terminal 2 Satellite” came into operation; this, is managed by Lufthansa and the airport authority and has a capacity of around 11 million passengers per year. Those departing from this terminal, after the security checks to be carried out at T2, can reach the Terminal 2 Satellite in less than a minute thanks to an underground train. This terminal also offers many services such as duty free shops, bars and restaurants.
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are not connected to each other but they are within walking distance also a free shuttle bus service connecting the 2 terminal is constantly available. The Munich Airport Center (M.A.C.) is located in between the two terminals; this is a sort of shopping mall hosting events which is opened to both passengers and visitors.

CONNECTIONS FROM AND TO THE MUNICH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
The connections between the Munich airport and the city centre are guaranteed by different means of transport:

- Subway: The airport is connected to the city center via the S-BHAN, through two lines (S1) and (S8). The ticket price is € 11.60. For both lines, the average wait frequency is 10 minutes. The metro station called S-Bahnhof Flughafen München is located at the exit of the passenger terminal.

- Bus Munich airport to the city center: An alternative way to the subway to reach the city center is by a direct Lufthansa Express Bus. In 45 minutes, this bus connects Munich Airport to the Hauptbahnhof central station, the departures are scheduled every 15 minutes. There is a stop at terminal 2 and terminal 1 which correspond to area A and D, the Munich Airport Center (MAC) and Munich Nord / Schwabing.
Check the official website.

- City Card: In Munich the complete card is the Munich City Tour Card. This card allows free or super discounted access to many of the city attractions. There are two types of Cards; ‘‘ Internal area ’, which provides all transfers by public transport within the city. ‘’ The whole network ’’, this one also provides mobility through the regional metro so it can be as well for transfers to and from the airport.

• The prices of the Munich City Tour Card “The whole Network” are:

• Single ticket: € 22.90 valid for 24 h, € 33.90 for 48h, 44.90€ for 72h, 46.90€ for 4 days.

• Group ticket: (valid for a maximum of 5 people): 35.90€ for 24h, 54.90€ for 48h, 73.90€ for 72h, 75.90€ for 4 days.

- Taxi Munich airport to the city center: If the idea of carrying your bags up and down the public transport is not what you want, you can take a taxi to go directly to the hotel where the stay is planned. Taxi stands at Munich Airport are located at the exit of the Arrivals and Departures area, corresponding to terminals 1 and 2. The price for a taxi fare from Munich Airport to the city center is around 70- 80 €.

MUNICH AIRPORT SERVICES:

- WI-FI: Within Munich Airport it is possible to take advantage of free navigation, without any limit on your smartphone, tablet or PC. This service is guaranteed in both terminals, in the Departures area and in the Arrivals area. You only need to create an account, using a wizard.

- Lost Objects: In case of personal items loss in Munich airport, these are kept at the Lost and Found Office located in the Terminal Service, available from 6.00 am to 11.00 pm. If you have lost an object at the airport, you should consult the online database of the Lost and Found office, or call +49 8997521470.

- Lounge: The airport has several free relax areas, but if you are looking for something more sophisticated and comfortable, there are some VIP Lounge rooms. These environments offer numerous services, such as tasty snack buffets, desserts, cold drinks, international magazines and very nice furnishings with ergonomic armchairs.

- ”Easypass” and “Easypass RTP”: There are two free services dedicated to passengers arriving and / or departing from the EU, EAA and Switzerland (EasyPass). From the United States and other non-European countries (EasyPass RTP). Specifically, they are reserved lanes for the sole purpose of checking identity documents. This solution allows you to avoid endless queues at standard lanes. The only minimum requirement for EasyPass is to possess an electronic passport, while for EasyPass RTP is necessary to do a registration process.