Key Takeaways
- 156 airlines fly scheduled routes from Germany. Together they operate 2,560 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
- Eurowings runs the widest network. 344 outgoing routes from Germany — about 1.2x the next airline
- FRA is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
- Every airline mapped. Explore each carrier's network on the interactive map below
Which airlines are most active in Germany? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from Germany’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once.

The Full Ranking
Full ranking
Most Active Airlines in Germany
By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.
| Airline | Routes | Destinations | Busiest base |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Eurowings | 344 | 138 | Main hub: DUS |
2. Lufthansa | 287 | 179 | Main hub: FRA |
3. Ryanair | 276 | 88 | Main hub: NRN |
4. Condor | 145 | 70 | Main hub: FRA |
5. Wizz Air | 121 | 34 | Main hub: DTM |
6. EWL | 105 | 56 | Main hub: DUS |
7. TuiFly | 101 | 31 | Main hub: DUS |
8. Mercury Air Cargo | 97 | 57 | Main hub: STR |
9. SunExpress | 84 | 21 | Main hub: DUS |
10. Discover | 70 | 47 | Main hub: FRA |
11. easyJet | 62 | 46 | Main hub: BER |
12. Corendon Airlines | 57 | 22 | Main hub: DUS |
Each Airline — Where It Flies
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1. Eurowings
344 outgoing routes from 14 airports in Germany to 138 destinations (9 domestic, 129 international). Busiest bases: DUS, STR, HAM. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Malaga, Berlin, Alicante.
2. Lufthansa
287 outgoing routes from 14 airports in Germany to 179 destinations (14 domestic, 165 international). Busiest bases: FRA, MUC, STR. Top destinations include Amsterdam, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca.
3. Ryanair
276 outgoing routes from 14 airports in Germany to 88 destinations (0 domestic, 88 international). Busiest bases: NRN, BER, HHN. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Malaga, London, Valencia.
4. Condor
145 outgoing routes from 9 airports in Germany to 70 destinations (4 domestic, 66 international). Busiest bases: FRA, DUS, MUC. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Heraklion (Iraklion), Fuerteventura, Arrecife.
5. Wizz Air
121 outgoing routes from 11 airports in Germany to 34 destinations (0 domestic, 34 international). Busiest bases: DTM, FMM, HAM. Top destinations include Tirana, Skopje, Bucharest, Belgrade, Sibiu.
6. EWL
105 outgoing routes from 16 airports in Germany to 56 destinations (4 domestic, 52 international). Busiest bases: DUS, CGN, HAJ. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Stockholm, Malaga, Göteborg-Landvetter, Salzburg.
7. TuiFly
101 outgoing routes from 5 airports in Germany to 31 destinations (1 domestic, 30 international). Busiest bases: DUS, HAJ, FRA. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Gran Canaria, El Matorral, Arrecife, Tenerife.
8. Mercury Air Cargo
97 outgoing routes from 7 airports in Germany to 57 destinations (5 domestic, 52 international). Busiest bases: STR, HAM, DUS. Top destinations include Ibiza Island / Eivisa, Palma de Mallorca, Varna, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Thessaloniki.
9. SunExpress
84 outgoing routes from 18 airports in Germany to 21 destinations (0 domestic, 21 international). Busiest bases: DUS, STR, CGN. Top destinations include Antalya, İzmir, Ankara, Muğla, Tarsus.
10. Discover
70 outgoing routes from 2 airports in Germany to 47 destinations (0 domestic, 47 international). Busiest bases: FRA, MUC. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Gran Canaria Island, Ibiza Island / Eivisa, Evenes, Heraklion (Iraklion).
11. easyJet
62 outgoing routes from 7 airports in Germany to 46 destinations (0 domestic, 46 international). Busiest bases: BER, HAM, MUC. Top destinations include Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga, Milan, London.
12. Corendon Airlines
57 outgoing routes from 13 airports in Germany to 22 destinations (3 domestic, 19 international). Busiest bases: DUS, HAJ, NUE. Top destinations include Fuerteventura, Antalya, Heraklion (Iraklion), Gran Canaria, Ankara.
Airline route data for Germany.
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