Connecting at Hamburg airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at HAM.

How connections work at HAM

At Hamburg airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1, Terminal 2). All of them are connected after security, so you do not need to clear security again to change.

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at HAM long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1, Terminal 2

Getting between them: Walking airside between Terminals 1 and 2 (about 10 minutes)

Terminals 1 and 2 are in one building linked by the Airport Plaza. Landside they are separate, but airside they form a single transit zone, so you can walk between them in about 10 minutes.

Non-Schengen to Schengen: passport control and then security. Schengen to non-Schengen: passport control only, staying airside through a dedicated transfer corridor.

  • Schengen-to-Schengen connections take about 5 to 10 minutes; connections between Schengen and non-Schengen flights take 30 to 75 minutes depending on the passport queue.

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: cestee.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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