Most Active Airlines in Germany

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.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in Germany by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in Germany, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

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. Eurowings344138Main hub: DUS
2. Lufthansa287179Main hub: FRA
3. Ryanair27688Main hub: NRN
4. Condor14570Main hub: FRA
5. Wizz Air12134Main hub: DTM
6. EWL10556Main hub: DUS
7. TuiFly10131Main hub: DUS
8. Mercury Air Cargo9757Main hub: STR
9. SunExpress8421Main hub: DUS
10. Discover7047Main hub: FRA
11. easyJet6246Main hub: BER
12. Corendon Airlines5722Main hub: DUS

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

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.