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How long is Frankfurt customs?

Generally, it will be rather quick, you longest wait will usually be at the baggage claim (45 minutes are not uncommon). All things being normal, you should make it, yes, but there have been instances with extreme delays with regard to baggage delivery.



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For passengers arriving on international flights: The average wait time for customs clearance at Frankfurt Airport is around 30-45 minutes. However, this can vary depending on the time of day and the volume of passengers being processed.

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Please make sure to arrive at the terminal two hours prior to departure. If you would like to check in baggage and/or have booked an international long-haul flight, we recommend that you arrive at the terminal two and a half hours prior to departure (these recommendations are guidelines and without any guarantee).

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Yes, you can catch you next flight within 55 minutes in Frankfurt, if you don't dawdle. That is one huge airport, so your best bet is to keep going until you reach your connecting gate, and resist all those shops and little fluffy animals there.

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You check your bags through to Dusseldorf which is where you go through customs, although customs in Europe is seamless. Simply go through the nothing to declare line and you're done. You'll go through immigration in Frankfurt where your passport is stamped and will most likely have to go through security as well.

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EasyPASS and EasyPASS-RTP EasyPASS/EasyPASS-RTP lets you clear border checks faster. Thanks to this automated system, travelers can pass through in seconds. You place your e-passport or personal ID on the document scanner, which reads and authenticates digital data stored on it.

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The recommended layover time for international flights is generally longer, as you will have to go through customs and immigration before boarding your next flight. In most cases, a 30-minute layover for domestic flights and an hour for international flights is considered a minimum, or short, layover.

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For the vast majority of passengers the immigration process only takes a few minutes, though lines can get long if many international flights arrive around the same time. Once you land, just follow the signs (and other passengers) to the immigration area.

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Typically, customs clearance takes less than 24 hours, however, there are times where it can take several days or weeks for goods to be inspected. When is customs clearance needed?

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Frankfurt Airport is the busiest airport by passenger traffic in Germany as well as the 6th busiest in Europe after Istanbul Airport, London–Heathrow, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.

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