Lufthansa Check-In Times & Options
Online check-in opens 23 hours before departure. Frankfurt is a large connecting hub — allow at least 60 minutes for a Schengen-to-long-haul transfer and more if passport control is involved.
- Online check-in opens
- 23 hours before departure
- Bag drop — Europe
- 45 minutes before departure
- Bag drop — long-haul
- 60 minutes before departure
- Minimum connection at FRA
- 45–60 minutes depending on terminal
Compiled August 20, 2026 — not yet confirmed against the official pageSource: Lufthansa