Munich Airport Terminal 1

Good airport, very big & modern, maybes little too big for my liking as I I always prefer small airports, so much easier to get to the gates. But the larger one like this has more shops & food offerings.
One thing I noticed that I actually miss Amercan junk food when travel in Europe, I should be ashamed but it’s true, After 10 days in Germany, all I wanted at airport was good old McDonald’s but they don;t have it. They should have more McDonald’s and Burger King!!!

Absolute nightmare of an airport. No one has a clue what’s going on. We had our passports stamped twice and had to go through 7 different police officers. Kept getting locked in different areas, no AC upstairs. We just wanted to grab a bite before our flight (in terminal A) in terminal B, but after 2 hours of walking around and countless pointless conversations, we gave up, otherwise we would have missed our flights. Horrendously managed, nice staff.

So I’m giving this place a super low rating because of the lack of food options once you’ve passed security control. There is one café, which is extremely overpriced and the food on offer is average at best. Aside from the cage, there’s three shops, a smoking lounge and that’s your lot! This makes passing the time extremely hard and means you’re in for a boring old wait, if you get delayed, like I did…
Next time I’ll be stocking on food pre airport arrival and will be arming myself with plenty of magazines to pass the time!

I much prefer terminal 2. Still all necessities are here… if you are willing to look, and maybe risk a little exploring

One of the best airports I have been to. Lost one star because the bathroom signs were very misleading — saying that it would be the next right but it was further. They provide complimentary coffee, teas, and newspapers for all guests — which is awesome. The terminals were organized and lots of stores to keep you busy if you’re waiting for a flight.

Munich airport is easy to access by train, from the Munich central train station, line s8 will take you to the airport.
If the train breaks down, like it did for us, get out of the train when everyone does with suitcaSes and wait for a bus to the terminal. The Germans are very efficient and buses arrived quickly and then it was just a Short walk in the airport to find the right check in counters.
If you are lost, go to one of the information screens and a real customer service representative will answer your questions in English. And you are literally helped within seconds. Beats waiting in a queue.
Our flight left on time and there were clear screens pointing us to our boarding gate.
If you are starving, eat before you go through security screening on terminal 1 as there are only two restaurants inside. One is italian (no more pizza please) and the other sells paninis, beer from haufbrauhas, one or two types of salads, and sausages.
Duty free shopping again is limited inside.

Nice layout and easy to get around. Flew from Munich to Houston with United Airlines. Experienced no flight delays getting in and out of the airport. Facilities seem to be kept up very well. There are plenty of shopping and eating establishments as well.

Very large airport, but easy to navigate. If you fly internationally, be sure to take at least a couple of hours because it can get crowded. Plenty of restaurants and places to eat inside the terminal. I prefer this airport to Frankfurt.

Nachdem ich bei meinen Flügen nach Brüssel und Bremen das Terminal 2 des Münchner Flughafens kennenlernen durfte, das mir durchaus gefallen hat, ging es für meinen Flug nach Hamburg ins Terminal 1. Eindeutig eine andere Welt, dieses ältere Terminal am Münchner Flughafen.
Dies merkt man bereits dann, wenn man mit der S-​Bahn anreist. Okay, man geht zur anderen Seite als zum Terminal 2 hoch. Aber während man beim Terminal 2 nach dem Durchqueren der Plaza des Airport Centers eigentlich schnell vor Ort ist, erwartet einen auf dem Weg zum Terminal 1 eine gefühlt halbe Weltreise. Denn es sind gefühlte Kilometer, die man zu Fuß oder auf Laufbändern zurücklegen darf. Schon mal nicht so prickelnd.
Okay, irgendwann kommt man dann sogar im Abflugbereich an. Hier staut es sich eher bei der Sicherheitskontrolle. Und hat man diese hinter sich gebracht, erwartet einen eine deutlich weniger schönere Welt als im Terminal 2. Weniger Läden, weniger Atmosphäre– und durchaus weitere Wege zu den sanitären Anlagen.
Immerhin ist auch Terminal 1 mit freiem WLAN und Steckdosen und Ladebuchsen im Bereich der Sitzbänke versehen.
Aber Terminal 1 konnte mich jetzt nicht wirklich davon überzeugen, öfter mal Flug statt Zug zu wählen. Unabhängig davon, dass die Anreise mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln für mich eine klare Achillesferse des Münchner Flughafens ist.

Terminal 1 ist echt mal das Stiefmütterchen des großen Bruders Terminal 2 — hier merkt man das «Billigflieger”-Image vom feinsten… :-/​
Einen Endlosfußmarsch entfernt von Gastronomie und mehr erreicht man dann doch mal sein Ziel… Die Checkin-​Fülle ist zur Personaldecke hier ist schon groß — egal welche Fluggesellschaft man nimmt. Bei Germanwings war sogar zum Zeitpunkt meiner Ankunft niemand am Checkin-​Schalter, so dass man erstmal rumstand und die Schlange länger und länger wurde… Merkwürdige Arbeitspraxis…
Dann ging es zum Sicherheitscheck — Endlosschlange inklusive… Hier sollte man definitiv Zeit einplanen, wenn man nicht zu Randzeiten fliegt! Es zieht sich meist wie Kaugummi… Die Wartehallen erreicht, gibt es ein paar kleine Shops, einen vollgestopften Duty free-​Shop und die Standard überteuerte Gastronomie… Ich freue mich meist nicht, wenn mein Arbeitgeber mich fluglinientechnisch hierher verfrachtet. Der Terminal zwei hat mehr zu bieten — auch zum Zeitvertreib. Hier kann Wartezeit schon lang werden…

Terminal 1 is very already out. It’s long.
If you have to connect from terminal 1 to 2, and likewise from 2 to 1 give yourself lots of time.
It’s also pretty dated, and very «cold» looking.
One doesn’t get a warm and fuzzy feel from the place.
Also where the underground shopping and the subway/​rental car stuff is, is poorly laid out. There are also homeless walking around and searching the trash.
Frankfurt is a mess, but I think this place is worse. Germany could do so much better.
Terminal 2 is somewhat better, but you have to make the big walk to get there.
Also there is a serious lack of charging /​wall sockets.
Also they are skimpy on seats in the terminal, when you get past to the gate it gets better for seating, but still no charging options. Make sure to bring a battery backup.

This is not the most fun you can have on an Airport. There is a small variety of places to eat and drink outside the security Control but once you have passed it its even worse.
A couple of the typical Airport stores behind the security Control with liquor, perfume and some local sausages. Thats about it.
Not a lot of seats so when it gets crowded you have to sit on the floor in wait of your flight to board. Not a german favourite.