Munich airport lounges: what changes between T1 and T2
Munich has two terminals that, for anyone looking for a lounge, feel like two different airports. Terminal 2 is the realm of Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners, with lounges reserved for premium tickets and status. Terminal 1 hosts the airlines that have no lounge of their own, and that is where cards such as Priority Pass find their place.
In Terminal 1 the airport runs one lounge of its own for each area. The Airport Lounge World, in the gate A area, serves non-Schengen departures: it has agreements with many airlines, from British Airways to Turkish Airlines, and has a bistro and a café overlooking the apron, rooms for quiet reading, a meditation space and a children's area. The Airport Lounge Europe, in module D, instead welcomes Schengen passengers of airlines without a lounge.
Gathers Schengen passengers of airlines that do not have a lounge of their own.
Hours
05:00-21:00
Partnered with Condor, Eurowings, Finnair, Icelandair and Widerøe. Paid entry from €52. Entry is allowed at most 3 hours before departure and only for Schengen flights; when it is full, the airport may temporarily close the entrances.
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IndependentT1 · Non-Schengen flightsPriority Pass
Airport Lounge World
Gate area A, level 4, after security
Besides the bistro and café overlooking the apron, it has rooms for quiet reading and a meditation space, over 1,200 square metres.
Hours
05:00-22:15
Partnered with over 25 airlines, including American Airlines, British Airways, Delta, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad. Paid entry from €72 with online booking. Entry is allowed at most 3 hours before departure.
Hot food
Children's area
IndependentT2Before security
VipWing
Separate VIP terminal
Private terminal of 1,700 square metres with suites and a beer garden with Bavarian specialities; checks and limousine transfer to the aircraft are included.
Paid service open to everyone, with advance booking.
Hot food
Bar
AirlineT1 · Schengen flights
Air France KLM Lounge
Module D, level 5
Serves as the airport's SkyTeam lounge, with hot dishes; those departing late in the evening will find it closed.
Hours
05:15-20:30
Access for Air France, KLM and SkyTeam partner business class passengers and for SkyTeam Elite Plus members (Flying Blue Gold and Platinum).
Hot food
AirlineT1 · Non-Schengen flights
Emirates Lounge
Gate area A, level 4
Emirates lounge for non-Schengen departures.
Access for Emirates first and business class passengers and for Emirates Skywards Gold and Platinum and Qantas Gold and Platinum members. Paid entry possible at the reception.
AirlineT2
Lufthansa First Class Lounge
Main building of Terminal 2: entrance on level 4 near gate G21 (Schengen) and on level 5 near gate H21 (non-Schengen)
À la carte restaurant, buffet with front cooking and a bar redesigned after the renovation, plus quiet areas and work stations with printers.
Hours
05:00-22:00
First ClassFrequent flyer status
Hot food
AirlineT2
Lufthansa First Class Lounge (Satellite)
Satellite of Terminal 2: entrance near gate K11 (Schengen level) and gate L11 (non-Schengen level)
Lufthansa's second First Class Lounge in Munich, with hot dishes.
Hours
05:00-22:00
First ClassFrequent flyer status
Hot food
AirlineT2 · Schengen flights
Lufthansa Senator & Business Lounge G28
Main building, area G, near gate G28
Bavarian buffet and bar for Schengen flights; those with high status will find the Senator Café next door, with espresso and focaccia.
Access for business class passengers and for Star Alliance Gold and Lufthansa Frequent Traveller holders. Paid access possible, subject to availability. Priority Pass not accepted.
Showers
Hot food
Bar
AirlineT2 · Non-Schengen flights
Lufthansa Senator & Business Lounge H24
Main building, area H, near gate H24
Covers the extra-Schengen flights of the main building.
Access for business class passengers and for Star Alliance Gold and Lufthansa Frequent Traveller holders. Paid access possible, subject to availability.
AirlineT2 · Schengen flights
Lufthansa Senator & Business Lounge K11
Satellite, area K
About 900 square metres with full-height windows over the apron, for the Satellite's Schengen flights.
Access for business class passengers and for Star Alliance Gold and Lufthansa Frequent Traveller holders. Paid access possible, subject to availability.
AirlineT2 · Non-Schengen flights
Lufthansa Senator & Business Lounge L11
Satellite, area L
Twin of the K11 for the Satellite's non-Schengen flights.
Access for business class passengers and for Star Alliance Gold and Lufthansa Frequent Traveller holders. Paid access possible, subject to availability.
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Both accept Priority Pass, LoungeKey, DragonPass and American Express and sell paid entry; of the two, the Europe is the cheaper. Two practical limits: you can only get in close to departure, not hours ahead, and when the Europe is full the airport may temporarily suspend entries. Anyone with a long layover would do well not to count on arriving at the last minute.
Also in Terminal 1, those flying business with Air France, KLM or a SkyTeam partner, or holding Elite Plus status, use the Air France KLM Lounge, which serves as the alliance lounge and serves hot dishes; it closes in the evening, however, and those departing late find it closed. For non-Schengen departures there is also the Emirates Lounge, open to premium passengers and to high-tier Skywards and Qantas members, with a paid entry that can be bought at reception.
Terminal 2 works the opposite way: the lounges belong to Lufthansa and lounge cards are of no use. The Senator & Business Lounges are spread between the main building and the Satellite, separated between Schengen and non-Schengen flights, and admit business-class passengers, Star Alliance Gold holders and Frequent Travellers; subject to availability they also sell entry. The one near gate G28 has a Bavarian buffet, showers and, for those with high status, the Senator Café with espresso and focaccia.
For first class, Lufthansa has dedicated lounges both in the main building, the Lufthansa First Class Lounge, and in the Satellite, the Lufthansa First Class Lounge (Satellite), each with one entrance on the Schengen side and one on the non-Schengen side. In the former, after the refurbishment, there are an à la carte restaurant, front cooking at the buffet and workstations with printers.
A case apart is the VipWing: not a waiting room but a paid private terminal, to be booked in advance, with suites, a biergarten and a limousine transfer to the aircraft.
To choose, in Munich it is enough to look at the boarding pass. If you depart from Terminal 1 with Priority Pass or another card, the right lounge is the Airport Lounge World or the Europe depending on whether the flight is non-Schengen or Schengen, bearing in mind that entry is close to departure. If you fly Lufthansa or Star Alliance from Terminal 2, the ticket counts: business class and status open the Senator & Business lounges, first class the First lounges.