--- title: "Smoking at Munich Airport (Franz Josef Strauss) – MUC" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/germany/muc-smoking-at-munich-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Yes, Munich Airport (MUC) has indoor smoking rooms after security: Terminal 1 modules A, B, C, D and F, Terminal 2 by the G and H gates, and its satellite." lastmod: "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Munich Airport (Franz Josef Strauss) – MUC Yes, Munich Airport (Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC) has indoor smoking rooms airside in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 — the airport’s own site lists them as “smoking lounges” — 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 rooms after security](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/germany/fra-frankfurt-frankfurt-airport-smoking-zones/) and [Zurich Airport’s many indoor smoking rooms after security](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/switzerland/zrh-smoking-at-zurich-airport/). ## 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 room is airside, behind security, so the terminal and the Schengen or Non-Schengen area you fly from determine which rooms you can reach. ## Terminal 1 Smoking Rooms Terminal 1’s smoking rooms 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 room near the head of the pier and a second one further along toward the C20s, and a reader found a smoking area near gate C28 on 14 June 2026\. Concourse A carries a room near its restaurants and a second toward the far gates; Modules B, D and F each have a room of their own. The rooms are compact, ventilated glass booths meant for a quick break rather than a long sit-down. ## Terminal 2 Smoking Rooms (Main Building) Terminal 2’s main building has smoking rooms 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 room 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 rooms, 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 room without backtracking to the main building. ## Smoking During a Layover Munich is a major connecting hub, and its smoking layout suits transit passengers. Every room is past security, so an international-to-international or Schengen connection can include a cigarette without re-clearing screening; whether you also pass passport control on the way depends on your route. Star Alliance connections routed through Terminal 2 and its satellite are well covered — the K, L, G and H concourses all carry rooms near their gate clusters. If your layover keeps you in Terminal 1, head for the nearest module room. 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 and vaping are prohibited outside the marked smoking rooms and outdoor areas, and cannabis use is prohibited everywhere on the airport site. ## Summary | Area | Smoking option | Location | | --- | --- | --- | | Terminal 1 | Indoor smoking rooms (airside) | Modules A, B, C, D, F; near gate C28 (a reader, 14 June 2026\) | | Terminal 2 main | Indoor smoking rooms (airside) | G and H concourses (Schengen \+ Non-Schengen) | | Terminal 2 satellite | Indoor smoking rooms (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](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/germany/). ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can I smoke inside Munich Airport? Yes — Munich Airport has indoor smoking rooms after security in both Terminal 1 (Modules A, B, C, D and F) and Terminal 2 (near the G, H, K and L gates, including the satellite building). Landside, smoke at the designated outdoor areas in front of the terminal entrances and in the Munich Airport Center. ### Where are the smoking areas after security at Munich Airport? In Terminal 1, smoking rooms are airside in Modules A, B, C, D and F, and a reader found a smoking area near gate C28 on 14 June 2026\. In Terminal 2, they sit near the G and H gates in the main building and near the K and L gates in the satellite, covering both the Schengen and Non-Schengen zones. ### Can I smoke during a layover at Munich Airport? Yes — every smoking room is airside, after security, so you can smoke on a connection without leaving the secure zone or re-screening; whether you also pass passport control on the way depends on your route. Munich is Lufthansa’s second hub, and the rooms are spread across the concourses you transit through. ### Does the Terminal 2 satellite at Munich Airport have smoking areas? Yes — the Terminal 2 satellite, reached by the underground people-mover, has smoking areas by gates K11 and K23 in the Schengen zone and near gate L15 (by the Sissi \& Franz restaurant on Level 05\) and between gates L23 and L24 in the Non-Schengen zone. ### Can I vape at Munich Airport? Yes — e-cigarettes and heated-tobacco devices such as IQOS are treated like cigarettes and can be used in the designated smoking rooms. Keep them off in the general terminal areas, where all smoking and vaping is prohibited.