At Düsseldorf airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 3 terminals or concourses (Pier A, Pier B (Schengen), Pier C (non-Schengen)).
How connections work at DUS
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Terminals / concourses: Pier A, Pier B (Schengen), Pier C (non-Schengen)
Getting between them: Walking through the central hall
The three piers connect to one central hall: walking between any two takes only minutes. Pier B handles Schengen flights and Pier C flights beyond Schengen; transfers between them pass through passport control.
Passport control applies between Schengen (Pier B) and non-Schengen (Pier C) flights.
- Transfers within Schengen, or between two non-Schengen flights, need no border step; Schengen to non-Schengen (or the reverse) needs about 45 to 60 minutes.
- Security checkpoints close overnight (about 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.): overnight connections are spent landside.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: layoverindex.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.