Yes, Munich Airport (Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC) has indoor smoking lounges (Raucherlounges) airside in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, all located after security in the non-public area. You can smoke during a layover without leaving the secure zone.
Munich joins Germany’s other big hub and several European airports with indoor smoking after security — see Frankfurt Airport’s indoor smoking lounges after security and Zurich Airport’s many indoor smoking lounges after security.
Airport Layout
Munich Airport (MUC), named after Bavarian statesman Franz Josef Strauss, is Germany’s second-busiest airport and Lufthansa’s second hub. It has two main terminals. Terminal 1 is split into Modules A, B, C, D, E and F and handles a mix of non-Lufthansa carriers. Terminal 2, run jointly by Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners, handles the bulk of long-haul and Schengen traffic. The Terminal 2 satellite is reached by an automated underground people-mover and holds the K (Schengen) and L (Non-Schengen) gates. The Munich Airport Center (MAC), an open plaza with shops and restaurants, sits between the two terminals. Every indoor smoking lounge is airside, behind passport control and security, so the terminal you fly from determines which lounges you can reach.
Terminal 1 Smoking Lounges
Terminal 1’s smoking lounges are airside in the finger piers, in the non-public area behind the security check. The airport lists rooms in Modules A, B, C, D and F — Module E, used for walk-boarding to bus gates, is the exception. The C pier is the best served, with a lounge near the head of the pier and a second one further along toward the C20s. Concourse A carries a room near its restaurants and a second toward the far gates; Modules B, D and F each have a lounge of their own. The rooms are compact, ventilated glass booths meant for a quick break rather than a long sit-down.
Terminal 2 Smoking Lounges (Main Building)
Terminal 2’s main building has smoking lounges after security in both the G (Schengen) and H (Non-Schengen) concourses. In the H concourse the rooms are spread along the pier — one sits between gates H18 and H20 and another across from gate H32 — so long-haul departures have a lounge within a short walk. The Schengen G level carries its own rooms, including one between the G62 and G72 gates serving the far G-gate cluster. Because the Schengen and Non-Schengen sides each have their own lounges, you don’t need to cross zones to smoke.
Terminal 2 Satellite Smoking Areas
The Terminal 2 satellite, opened in 2016 and connected to the main building by the underground people-mover, is the most generously equipped part of the airport for smokers. In the Schengen (K) zone there are smoking areas next to gates K11 and K23. In the Non-Schengen (L) zone on Level 05, the most central room sits across from gate L15 beside the Sissi & Franz restaurant, with a further room between gates L23 and L24. Transit passengers routed through the satellite for a Lufthansa long-haul connection can reach a lounge without backtracking to the main building.
Smoking During a Layover
Munich is a major connecting hub, and its smoking layout suits transit passengers. Every lounge is past security and passport control, so an international-to-international or Schengen connection can include a cigarette without re-clearing screening. Star Alliance connections routed through Terminal 2 and its satellite are well covered — the K, L, G and H concourses all carry lounges near their gate clusters. If your layover keeps you in Terminal 1, head for the nearest module room (C is the most reliable). Allow a few extra minutes on a tight connection, as the people-mover between the T2 main building and the satellite adds a short transit leg.
Outdoor Smoking Before Security
Landside, smoking is allowed at the designated outdoor areas in front of the entrance and exit doors of both terminals, and in the open-air sections of the Munich Airport Center (MAC) between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Everywhere else inside the buildings — including the concourses, gates and the MAC’s covered areas — smoking, vaping and cannabis use are prohibited outside the marked lounges and outdoor areas.
Summary
| Area | Smoking option | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal 1 | Indoor lounges (airside) | Modules A, B, C, D, F |
| Terminal 2 main | Indoor lounges (airside) | G and H concourses (Schengen + Non-Schengen) |
| Terminal 2 satellite | Indoor lounges (airside) | Near K11, K23; L15 and L23–L24 |
| Before security | Outdoor areas | Terminal entrances + Munich Airport Center |
For Germany airport smoking rules, vaping rules, and other general info, see our Germany smoking guide.