Frankfurt Airport Arrivals

Check every flight landing at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany's busiest hub and the main base of Lufthansa, on the live arrivals board below — updated in real time with terminals, gates and delays. Below the board is everything you need after you land: border control, baggage reclaim, customs and how to reach the city.

What Happens After You Land

After leaving the aircraft you follow the signs through the concourse towards the exit. Germany is part of the Schengen Area, so if you are arriving from within Schengen you walk straight through to baggage reclaim with no passport check. Passengers arriving from outside the Schengen zone — for example from the UK, USA, Middle East or Asia — must first clear border control. First-time visitors can follow our Frankfurt Airport guide for a step-by-step walkthrough.

EES Biometric Border Control at Frankfurt Airport

The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) requires biometric registration — fingerprints and a facial photo — for non-EU/non-EEA travellers arriving at Frankfurt Airport. This affects passengers from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and most non-EU countries, and is being rolled out from 2025, so allow extra time at passport control on your first entry. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens are not affected and can use the fast e-gates.

Baggage Reclaim and Customs

Once past border control, head to the baggage reclaim hall, where the screen above your carousel shows your flight number. If your bag is delayed or missing, report it at the airline's lost-and-found (Lost & Found) desk before leaving the hall. After collecting your luggage you pass through customs: use the green channel if you have nothing to declare, or the red channel if you are carrying goods above the duty-free allowance.

Which Terminal Will You Arrive At?

Frankfurt has multiple terminals. Terminal 1 (concourses A, B, C and Z) handles Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners; the brand-new Terminal 3 (piers G, H and J), which opened in April 2026, handles most other international, leisure and low-cost carriers; and Terminal 2 (former concourses D and E) closed to passengers in June 2026, with its airlines moving to Terminal 3. Check your airline before you travel — for the full layout, facilities and connections see our Frankfurt Airport terminals guide and the airlines at FRA overview.

Getting from the Airport to the City

The airport sits about 12 km southwest of the city centre. The fastest option is the S-Bahn (lines S8 and S9) from the regional station beneath Terminal 1, reaching Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof in around 11–15 minutes for roughly €5–6. Official taxis wait outside Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 arrivals (about €30–35, 20–30 minutes), and pre-booked transfers meet you at Arrivals. Compare options in our guides to airport-to-city-centre transport, the airport train, airport taxis and private transfers. Travelling on across Germany? High-speed ICE trains leave from the long-distance station by Terminal 1. On a long connection? See making the most of a layover.

Meeting Arriving Passengers

Friends and family waiting for arrivals can use the meeters-and-greeters areas in the Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 arrivals halls. Use the live board above to track the flight's status and expected time before heading to the airport, as arrival times can shift with delays.

How to Read the Frankfurt Arrivals Board

The live board above updates through the day without a page reload. Each row carries five things worth reading: the scheduled time, the expected time once the airline files an update, the origin airport, the flight number, and the status. Codeshares appear under every marketing airline, so a single aircraft can show up two or three times with different flight numbers — check the origin and the time rather than hunting for one exact code.

Statuses run in a predictable order: Scheduled before the aircraft leaves its origin, En route or Delayed while it is in the air, Landed when the wheels touch down, and Arrived once it is on stand. The gap between those last two matters if you are collecting someone. A Schengen arrival typically reaches the arrivals hall 15–25 minutes after Landed; a non-Schengen arrival clears passport control first and usually takes 30–50 minutes, longer at the morning and early-evening peaks. If you are driving to the airport, leaving when the board shows Landed is about right — leaving when it shows Arrived is late.

Arrival times shift, so check the board again before you set off rather than relying on the time printed on the ticket.

Frankfurt Airport at a Glance