lukins1

Hi all-

I'm a new member.

We are traveling to Hurghada, Egypt from Seattle.

We have a layover in Frankfurt and Cairo. My question is regarding Frankfurt airport.

It appears our arrival gate and departure gate are very close. Since this is a quick layover for a connecting flight, will we need to go through security and/or passport control, or can we just go to our departure gate?

Thank you!

nytraveler

You are not entering Germany - therefore you will not go through Immigration. I don;t know about security - may vary based on the destination.

hetismij2

I expect you will go through security again. You normally do when transferring.

adrienne

When I transferred through Frankfurt on the way to Barcelona (April) I did go through immigration but I did not have to go through security again since my arrival and departure gates were very close and both flights were Lufthansa. Every other time I've transited through Frankfurt I did have to go through security.

For the Barcelona trip, Frankfurt was my entry into the Schengen zone and that may be why I went through immigration.

lukins1

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

I ask because we have a 90 minute layover, and I'm just trying to get an idea of how much of a mad dash we're looking at. We are flying Lufthansa to FRA, and our connecting flight from FRA to Cairo is Lufthansa as well.

Pepper_von_snoot

You wouldn't go through Immigration at Frankfurt because you are neither entering Germany or entering the Schengen Zone.

You will definitely go through security.

Thin