Tina_RamseyEvans

I'm flying to germany and I just found out that i will have to go threw customs when i get to germany and i have to be on a train an hour after i land. Will that be enough time to make threw and get my bags and get to the train in time???

bardo1

no

suewoo

You should post on the Germany forum. If you're flying into Frankfurt, maybe not. But if you miss the train there will be another one.

abram

And you may not want to label your post as a trip report.

nytraveler

First, post on the europe forum - where many more people will have answers.

Second do not list as California, FLm TX and IL - since that is not where you are going.

Third it is through - not threw (that's a ball).

Fourth - your problem will not be customs (luggage) it will be immigration (people). That's what takes the time to enter the country.

And no - I can't imagine that an hour is enough time to drive to the gate, deplane, make your way through the ariport, wait on line to see the Immigration offical, make you way to the luggage casousel, pick up your bags and get down to the train station. Yuo MIGHT have a very small chance if there is a strong tailwind and your plane is substantially (at least 30 minutes) early. But if several international flights land at once the line for Immigration can easily be 30 minutes.

VolCrew

TRE: It should come as no surprise that you have to go through passport control and customs. That is all normal.

I agree that it may be close. Even if all goes right, you will have to hustle.

It would help if you tell us where you are arriving in Germany and where you are going on the train.

Cowboy1968

I assume that OP will land in Frankfurt.
1 hour is really pushing it to the limits, but it's far from "never ever possible".
Flights from North America commonly arrive 15-30 minutes earlier than scheduled when the jet stream is doing a good job.
Average time for the luggage to arrive at the carousels is 20 minutes.
If you don't sit in the last rows and have all the others in front of you at passport control it should work to leave baggage claims 30-45 mins after the plane docked at the jetway.
Customs is just random spot controls. Usually you just walk out and do not get stopped for inspection.
Finding the way to the railway station (there are two at FRA, and you will probably need the one for long-distance trains) will take 10 minutes if you arrive at Terminal 1, bit longer when you need to take the people mover from T2.
So lots of if's and when's... Good luck.