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Search and buy flights within Germany using the search bar above. Continue reading for more information about getting around Germany by air, including some of the best destinations to visit!

What are domestic flights?

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A domestic flights, otherwise known as internal flights, in Germany, is one which departs from one German airport, and lands in another German airport is a flight meaning it takes off and lands in the same country.

In Germany, flying is often a quicker way of getting from one end of the country to another. In addition, with the many low-cost airline options that there are in Germany, flying can often be a cheaper option than driving or getting a train.

An example of a domestic flight in Germany would be one that departs Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) and lands in Munich International Airport (MUC), with a flight time of around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Use the search bar at the top of the page to search on Alternative Airlines for cheap domestic French flights. If you want to travel around France to see different regions or cities, use our multi-city flight tool. Keep reading below for some great airlines in Germany who offer domestic flights, or some popular airports and regions in Germany.

Did you know that some domestic German flight routes are some of the busiest annually for routes within Germany? The following are the busiest German domestic routes which fall into the top 30:

Frankfurt (FRA) - Berlin Tegel (TXL): Position 2 with 2,292,098 passengers

Berlin Tegel (TXL) - Munich (MUC): Position 8 with 1,988,248 passengers

Munich (MUC) - Hamburg (HAM): Position 12 with 1,749,616 passengers

Frankfurt (FRA) - Hamburg (HAM): Position 26 with 1,440,312 passengers

Munich (MUC) - Düsseldorf (DUF): Position 27 with 1,422,773 passengers

Why book domestic flights in Germany?

Domestic flights can offer a great mode of transport for a number of different travellers, from holiday-goers to those travelling back home to see family, those who are moving house to a different area of the country, or sometimes people commuting to work.

Germany has so much to offer its visitors, being the largest country in Central Europe. From the bustling cities of Berlin, Munich or Cologne, to the Bavarian beer experiences in the south (think Oktoberfest!) or the wine regions in the west, there is something to appeal to every kind of traveller in Germany. If you want more inspiration, simply check out our local's guide to Germany here.

Airlines that offer Domestic Flights in Germany

Eurowings

Eurowings is one of the largest German airlines, and operates low-cost flights domestically in Germany(see destinations below) as well as to many destinations in Europe. It was founded in 1990, and as of 2015, it has incorporated Germanwing's route network into their destinations, as part of a merge for the two brands.

CITY AIRPORT IATA
Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport TXL
Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport CGN
Dresden Dresden Airport DRS
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport DUS
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport FRA
Hamburg Hamburg Airport HAM
Hanover Hannover Airport HAJ
Heringsdorf Heringsdorf Airport HDF
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport FKB
Leipzig Leipzig/Halle Airport LEJ
Munich Munich Airport MUC
Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport NUE
Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Airport SCN
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport STR
Weeze Weeze Airport NRN
Freiburg EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg EAP

Lufthansa

Lufthansa is Germany's flag carrier, and the largest German Airline. In addition, when combined with all its subsidiaries, it is the largest European airline for passengers carried. The airline flies to destinations around the world, including many domestic flights in Germany, as per the table below:

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport TXL
Bremen Bremen Airport BRE
Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport CGN
Dresden Dresden Airport DRS
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport DUS
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport FRA
Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen Airport FDH
Hamburg Hamburg Airport HAM
Hanover Hannover Airport HAJ
Leipzig/Halle Leipzig/Halle Airport LEJ
Munich Munich Airport MUC
Münster Münster Osnabrück International Airport FMO
Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport NUE
Paderborn Paderborn Lippstadt Airport PAD
Rostock Rostock-Laage Airport RLG
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport STR
Westerland Sylt Airport GWT

Lufthansa CityLine

As a subsidiary of Lufthansa, this German airline is based in Munich Airport and operates flights to a number of regional destinations, including many domestic ones in Germany:

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Bremen Bremen Airport BRE
Cologne Cologne Bonn Airport CGN
Dresden Dresden Airport DRS
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport DUS
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport FRA
Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen Airport FDH
Leipzig Leipzig/Halle Airport LEJ
Munich Munich Airport MUC
Münster Münster Osnabrück International Airport FMO
Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport NUE
Paderborn Paderborn Lippstadt Airport PAD
Rostock Rostock–Laage Airport RLG
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport STR
Westerland Sylt Airport GWT

OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst

OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst is a regional airline which is based at Emden Airport, operating flights around Germany and to the East Frisian Islands and Helgoland.

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Borkum Borkum Airfield BMK
Cuxhaven Cuxhaven/Nordholz Airport FCN
Emden Emden Airport EME
Heide Heide-Büsum Airport HEI
Helgoland Helgoland Airport HGL

Condor

Condor Flugdienst is a German airline based in Frankfurt. Although it was a subsidiary of the now-defunct airline Thomas Cook, it received a loan from the German government so is still operating services around the world, including to several domestic destinations.

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport DUS
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport FRA
Hamburg Hamburg Airport HAM
Hanover Hannover Airport HAJ
Leipzig/Halle Leipzig/Halle Airport LEJ
Munich Munich Airport MUC
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport STR
Westerland Sylt Airport GWT

Sundair

Sundair is predominantly a charter airline, but regularly serves the following domestic destinations:

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport TXL
Bremen Bremen Airport BRE
Dresden Dresden Airport DRS
Kassel Kassel Airport KSF

SunExpress Deutschland

SunExpress Deutschland is a German airline based in Frankfurt, flying to destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East and also the following domestic destinations in Germany:

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport TXL
Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport CGN
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport DUS
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport FRA
Hanover Hannover Airport HAJ
Leipzig Leipzig/Halle Airport LEJ
Munich Munich Airport MUC
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport STR

Sylt Air

Sylt Air operates both charter and scheduled flights from its base in Sylt. However, during the summer, the airline operates scheduled flights between the following domestic destinations:

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Westerland Sylt Airport GWT
Hamburg Hamburg Airport HAM

TUI fly Deutschland

TUI fly Deutschland is a German airline owned by the TUI group. It is headquartered at Hannover Airport, with further bases at additional German airports. They currently fly to the following German destinations:

COUNTRY CITY AIRPORT
Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport CGN
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport DUS
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport FRA
Hanover Hannover Airport HAJ
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport FKB
Munich Munich Airport MUC
Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport NUE
Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Airport SCN
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport STR

Popular Airports

The following airports are the top 10 busiest airports in the country for the year 2019, by passengers carried.

Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

Town/City: Frankfurt

Passengers Carried: 69,510,269

Airlines that fly there: Lufthansa, easyJet, United, Vietnam Airlines

Domestic destinations: Berlin Tegel, Freiburg, Bremen, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Münster/Osnabrück

Munich Airport (MUC)

Town/City: Munich

Passengers Carried: 46,253,623

Airlines that fly there: TUI fly Deutschland, SunExpress Deutschland, Ryanair, Pegasus Airlines

Domestic destinations: Berlin Tegel, Heringsdorf, Münster/Osnabrück, Munich

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

Town/City: Düsseldorf

Passengers Carried: 24,283,967

Airlines that fly there: LOT Polish Airlines, Lauda, Flybe, SunExpress

Domestic destinations: Berlin Tegel, Munich, Freiburg, Dresden, Frankfurt

Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL)

Town/City: Berlin

Passengers Carried: 22,000,430

Airlines that fly there: AIS Airlines, Royal Jordanian, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines

Domestic destinations: Münster/Osnabrück, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart

Hamburg Airport (HAM)

Town/City: Hamburg

Passengers Carried: 17,234,229

Airlines that fly there: Eurowings, British Airways, easyJet, Norwegian, Ryanair, Rhein-Neckar Air

Domestic destinations: Freiburg, Friedrichshafen, Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt, Munich, Mannheim

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)

Town/City: Cologne/Bonn

Passengers Carried: 12,957,828

Airlines that fly there: Eurowings, TUI fly Deutschland, SunExpress, Wizz Air, Corendon Airlines

Domestic destinations: Berlin–Tegel, Munich, Hamburg

Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF)

Town/City: Berlin

Passengers Carried: 12,725,937

Airlines that fly there: Wings of Lebanon, Norwegian, Enter Air

Domestic destinations: Freiburg

Stuttgart Airport (STR)

Town/City: Stuttgart

Passengers Carried: 11,820,612

Airlines that fly there: AIS Airlines, Vueling, KLM, Eurowings, Ellinair

Domestic destinations: Münster/Osnabrück, Berlin–Tegel, Bremen, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover

Hanover Airport (HAJ)

Town/City: Hanover

Passengers Carried: 6,324,634

Airlines that fly there: Belavia, Aeroflot, Corendon Airlines, Pegasus Airlines

Domestic destinations: Frankfurt, Munich

Nuremberg Airport (NUE)

Town/City: Nuremberg

Passengers Carried: 4,466,864

Airlines that fly there: Onur Air, Corendon Airlines Europe, Air France, SWISS

Domestic destinations: Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport

Town/City: Karlsruhe

Airlines that fly there: Green Airlines, Ryanair

Different states of Germany
and their airports

Germany is currently made up of sixteen states, which each make up 5 regions of Germany.

Northern Germany consists of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein. It is characterised by windy sloping hills, and its prolific location on the North Sea and Baltic Sea coastline.

Western Germany consists of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Located on the Western borders with France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands, this region is known for producing wines in the Middle Rhine and Moselle valleys, with modern cities located in it.

Central Germany consists of Hesse, Thuringia. The centre of Germany, this region contains a lot of history, from the ancient Thuringian Forest to the historical cities. There is also a lot of modern life, especially from the financial hub cities.

Eastern Germany consists of Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Located on the eastern border with the Czech Republic and Poland, this region is known mainly for the capital Berlin and Dresden, both of which are rich in history and culture.

Southern Germany consists of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria and is known for the Alps, Black Forest and Oktoberfest.

Baden-Württemberg

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Stuttgart

Heidelberg

Freiburg

Mannheim

Black Forest

Lake Constance

Airports in the state:

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)

Flugplatz Freiburg (QFB)

Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)

Flughafen Lahr (LHA)

Mannheim City Airport (MHG)

Stuttgart Airport (STR)

Bavaria
(Bayern)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Franconian Switzerland

Bavarian Alps

Nuremberg

Bremen

Neuschwanstein Castle (featured in our blog about castles

Chiemsee

Airports in the state:

Augsburg Airport (AGB)

Bamberg-Breitenau Airfield (ZCD)

Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU)

Hof-Plauen Airport (HOQ)

Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS)

Memmingen Airport (FMM)

Munich Airport (MUC)

Nuremberg Airport (NUE)

Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL)

Berlin

Districts within Berlin:

Mitte

City West

East Central

Reinickendorf and Spandau

East

Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Tempelhof and Neukölln

Treptow-Köpenick

Airports in the state:

Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL)

Brandenburg

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Potsdam

Brandenburg an der Havel

Lower Oder Valley National Park

Flusslandschaft Elbe

Schorfheide-Chorin

Mühlberg

Airports in the state:

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF)

Bremen

Airports in the state:

Bremen Airport (BRE)

Hamburg

Districts within Berlin:

Neustadt-Altstadt

Altona-St. Pauli

Northern Hamburg

St.Georg and East

South of Elbe

Airports in the state:

Hamburg Airport (HAM)

Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW)

Hesse
(Hessen)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Frankfurt

Darmstadt

Kassel

Marburg

Großer Feldberg

Naturpark Diemelsee

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Airports in the state:

Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

Kassel Airport (KSF)

Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ)

Wiesbaden Army Airfield (WIE)

Lower Saxony
(Niedersachsen)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Hanover

Brunswick

Celle

Oldenburg

East Frisian Islands

Elm Lappwald

Airports in the state:

Borkum Airfield (BMK)

Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport (BWE)

Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz (FCN)

Emden Airport (EME)

Hannover Airport (HAJ)

Wangerooge Airfield (AGE)

Celle Air Base (ZCN)

Nordholz Air Base (NDZ)

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Rostock

Schwerin

Stralsund

Greifswald

Wismar

Baltic Sea Coast

Rügen

Usedom

Jasmund National Park

Airports in the state:

Heringsdorf Airport (HDF)

Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB)

Rechlin-Lärz Airfield (REB)

Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG)

North Rhine-Westphalia
(Nordrhein-Westfalen)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Düsseldorf

Bonn

Aachen

PLACE

Münster

Essen

Dortmund

Cologne

Airports in the state:

Merzbrück Airport (AAH)

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)

Dortmund Airport (DTM)

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL)

Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)

Siegerland Airport (SGE)

Weeze Airport (NRN)

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen (GKE)

Nörvenich Air Base (QOE)

Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ)

Rhineland-Palatinate
(Rheinland-Pfalz)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Mainz

Cochem

Koblenz

Landau in der Pfalz

Nürburgring

Ingelheim

Trier

Airports in the state:

Bitburg Airport (CODE)

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN)

Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW)

Ramstein Air Base (RMS)

Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM)

Saarland

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Homburg

Merzig

Mettlach

Neunkirchen

Saarbrücken

Saarlouis

St Wendel

Airports in the state:

Saarbrücken Airport (SCN)

Saxony
(Sachsen)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Dresden

Bautzen

Chemnitz

Freiberg

Görlitz

Leipzig

Meissen

Plauen

Airports in the state:

Dresden Airport (DRS)

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ)

Saxony-Anhalt
(Sachsen-Anhalt)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Magdeburg

Dessau

Halle

Merseburg

Schierke

Stendal

Wittenberg

Airports in the state:

Magdeburg-Cochstedt Airport (CSO)

Schleswig-Holstein

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Kiel

Itzehoe

Lübeck

Bad Segeberg

Flensburg

Neumünster

Grömitz

Sankt Peter-Ording

Travemünde

Rendsburg

Airports in the state:

Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI)

Heligoland Airport (HGL)

Kiel Airport (KEL)

Lübeck Airport (LBC)

Sylt Airport (GWT)

Schleswig Air Base (WBG)

Thuringia
(Thüringen)

Key Cities/Towns/Attractions:

Gotha

Erfurt

Weimar

Nordhausen

The Hainich Forest

Eisenach

Airports in the state:

Altenburg-Nobitz Airport (AOC)

Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF)

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