Most international passengers flying to or from Germany travel via Frankfurt am Main (FRA), one of Europe's biggest airports, but Munich (MUC) and Düsseldorf (DUS) are also popular German international hubs (Drehscheiben).
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Book your trip through Munich. It is head-and-shoulders better than Frankfurt for connections. Frankfurt is a HUGE airport, so you will face lineups at passport control, then again as you re-enter security. Then, you need to get to the gate, which may be a long, long way away.
In basic economy the MUC flight is about $400 more per person, so flying to and from FRA would save you about $1600, or perhaps more in a higher seating class. Against that are the cost, time, and inconvenience of the train between FRA and Munich.
Germany charges airlines some of the highest airport fees, aviation security fees and aviation tax in Europe and, when it comes to travel across European borders, Germany is one of the only countries to apply higher taxes for domestic flights than for trains (19 percent versus seven percent).
Top tips for finding cheap flights to Germany. High season is considered to be June and July. The cheapest month to fly from the United States is February.