Cheap flights from Belfast to Munich

November is when fares on this route tend to drop, so set your dates around it if you can move them. The price calendar also carries September, October, December, January, March, May, June and July, which lets you weigh a winter weekend against a summer one before you commit. Midweek departures from George Best City tend to undercut Friday and Sunday travel, when weekend breaks and business trips collide. School holidays on both sides of the Irish Sea push fares up, and the run-up to Christmas is a busy stretch. Book a few weeks ahead for spring and autumn, and further out for summer.

Easyjet is the low-cost name you will see most often here, with Emerald Airlines, Loganair Limited and BA CityFlyer covering regional and city connections. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Aer Lingus, British Airways and Qatar Airways are the full-service carriers, and they usually route you through a hub rather than straight into Munich International. There are no direct flights, so every itinerary means at least one change. What is included varies by fare as much as by airline: a low-cost ticket may charge separately for a checked bag and a chosen seat, while a full-service fare often bundles them. Compare the total, not the headline fare.

You land at Munich International, the city's single airport, set outside the centre. Suburban trains run from the terminal to the main station and into town, with buses and taxis as the alternatives. If you are connecting, find out whether your bags are checked through to Munich or whether you collect them and check them again at the transfer airport, because on separately booked tickets that job is yours. Leave a generous gap between flights, and keep your onward booking to hand if you are asked about it on arrival.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

German

Emergency number

112, 110

Driving side

right

Calling code

+49

Internet domain

.de

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Munich

1.5 M (2023)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Berlin)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm that your departure airport is George Best City and plan your transfer around the check-in time your airline sets.
• On a low-cost fare, add a checked bag and a chosen seat to the total before you compare it with a full-service ticket.
• If your connection is on a separate ticket, the bags and the missed-flight risk sit with you, so leave a long buffer.
• Check the entry rules for Germany and that your passport meets the validity the trip needs.
• Look at the price calendar for November first, then weigh the months on either side of it.
• Decide whether you want a tight connection through a hub or a longer one that absorbs a delay.