Direct Flights from New York to Munich
Munich · Germany
Nonstop service from EWR and JFK to MUC on Lufthansa, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
New York has 2 airports with nonstop service to Munich. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗EWRMUCNewark Liberty International
- Find flights ↗JFKMUCJohn F. Kennedy International
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 15 cities have a nonstop to Munich, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Munich for, from New York
8h 35m in the air, 4,041 miles. Give Munich a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
About Munich
Munich is the capital of the federal state of Bavaria in the south of Germany. Within the city limits, Munich in 2024 has a population of just under 1.6 million, the third most populous city in Germany. Greater Munich including its suburbs has a population of 3 million. The Munich metropolitan region, which encompasses cities such as Augsburg and Ingolstadt, has a population of 6.2 million.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Munich
- The Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of science and technology, with about 125,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology.
- The Nymphenburg Palace is a Baroque palace situated in Munich's western district Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, in Bavaria, southern Germany.
- The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings.
- The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and nonprofit association of German research institutes.
- The Frauenkirche is a church in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop.
- The Englischer Garten is a large public park in the centre of Munich, Bavaria, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern city limits.
- The Glyptothek is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I to house his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures.
- The Neue Pinakothek is an art museum in Munich, Germany. Its focus is European Art of the 18th and 19th centuries, and it is one of the most important museums of art of the nineteenth century in the world.
- The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany.
- The BMW Museum is the corporate museum of BMW history and was established in 1973, shortly after the 1972 Summer Olympics opened.
- Bavaria is the name given to a monumental, bronze sand-cast 19th-century statue in Munich, southern Germany. It is a female personification of the Bavarian homeland, and by extension its strength and glory.
- The Haus der Kunst is a museum for modern and contemporary art in Munich, Bavaria. It is located at Prinzregentenstraße 1 at the southern edge of the Englischer Garten, Munich's largest park.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Munich weather, compared with New York
5° cooler than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Munich 37°F · New York 40°F · 3° colder
- April
- Munich 59°F · New York 59°F · much the same
- July
- Munich 76°F · New York 84°F · 8° colder
- October
- Munich 57°F · New York 65°F · 8° colder
January bottoms out near 37°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Munich
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Munich is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–76°F.
- How long to stay
- Munich rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Deutsches Museum, Nymphenburg Palace, and Alte Pinakothek and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Munich?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (EWR, JFK) to Munich (MUC) on Lufthansa, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Munich?
- Lufthansa, United fly nonstop between New York (EWR, JFK) and Munich (MUC).
- Which New York airport has nonstop flights to Munich?
- You can leave from 2 New York airports: EWR (Newark Liberty International) on Lufthansa, United; JFK (John F. Kennedy International) on Lufthansa.
- How many nonstop flights are there from New York to Munich?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from New York to Munich.
- How far is Munich from New York?
- Munich is about 4,041 miles from New York by air.
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Germany?
- Yes — Munich (MUC) has nonstop service from New York on Lufthansa, United, making it a nonstop gateway to Germany.
- What is there to do in Munich?
- Popular things to do include Deutsches Museum, Nymphenburg Palace, Alte Pinakothek, Max Planck Society, and more.
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