nukesafe

I'm looking at a Lufthansa flight Seattle to Tallinn with a change in Frankfurt. I have not connected through Frankfurt for a long time, and I'm wondering if there will be enough time clearing customs/immigration to catch our flight. I assume we will have to clear customs and immigration in Frankfurt. We will have only carry-on luggage. The alternative would be a three hour layover.

Thanks for any input?

Seamus

() minutes would make me nervous, but if you are traveling on a single itinerary then it might be worth the risk. When we landed in FRA a couple weeks ago it was pretty smooth but did take a bit off time to walk from gate to immigration/customs and for checked bags to arrive. I'd go for the three hour connection, myself.

nukesafe

Thanks, Seamus, I'm leaning that way but we will have no checked bags. Perhaps that would lessen the risk.

Problem is that it is a loooong flight from SEA for an old codger like me, and I really would like to get on to Tallinn so I can start to wallow in self pity over my jet lag. (Not a pretty thing, according to my Wife!)

DonTopaz

90 minutes is more than enough time. You'll have a quick passport check in Frankfurt, but customs is in Estonia. Baggage is irrelevant -- your bags will be checked through to Tallinn.

doug_stallings

With no checked bags that works, depending on the airline. If you're going all the way on Lufthansa, then I definitely think you'll be ok. I've done that connection several times in that amount of time, though summers are busy at Frankfurt.

Any chance you can connect through Munich? It's a much smaller and more user-friendly airport, and while you often have to take an airside bus out to the tarmac to board, 90 minutes would be more than enough time there.

nukesafe

Thanks, all! I will give it a go. Since both flights are Lufthansa they will get us there eventually.