FRA - SFO

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Cheapest return fare
565 €
Typical prices: 840 €-607 €
American Airlines
Sat 15.8.Sat 29.8.
FRA - SFO • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
566 €
Typical prices: 712 €-527 €
Lufthansa
Thu 22.10.Fri 30.10.
FRA - SFO • Direct
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Cheapest • from 565 € (return)
Best reviews • 7,4 score
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You can fly direct with Condor, Lufthansa, and United Airlines. Average duration is 11h 26m
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Cheapest • Avg 489 € (return)
Shortest trip • 14h 06m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco (FRA-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Frankfurt to San Francisco

Sat, 15. Aug - Sat, 29. Aug
American Airlines Logo
9:20 - 19:18
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SFO
18h 58m
1 stop
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7:25 - 8:45
SFO
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FRA
16h 20m
1 stop
565 €American Airlines
Sat, 15. Aug - Wed, 9. Sep
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10:55 - 8:50
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SFO
30h 55m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
21:53 - 7:20
SFO
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FRA
24h 27m
1 stop
566 €American Airlines
Sun, 16. Aug - Sat, 29. Aug
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10:55 - 21:13
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SFO
19h 18m
1 stop
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7:25 - 8:45
SFO
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FRA
16h 20m
1 stop
566 €British Airways
Sat, 12. Sep - Sat, 10. Oct
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10:50 - 17:23
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SFO
15h 33m
1 stop
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19:25 - 15:15
SFO
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FRA
10h 50mdirect
567 €Lufthansa
Mon, 7. Sep - Wed, 30. Sep
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9:15 - 14:20
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SFO
14h 05m
1 stop
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14:40 - 10:25
SFO
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FRA
10h 45mdirect
568 €Lufthansa
Sat, 22. Aug - Fri, 4. Sep
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10:15 - 22:15
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SFO
21h 00m
2 stops
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22:35 - 8:40
SFO
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FRA
25h 05m
1 stop
569 €Delta
Fri, 26. Jun - Thu, 16. Jul
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10:15 - 15:22
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SFO
14h 07m
1 stop
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6:00 - 11:00
SFO
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FRA
20h 00m
1 stop
570 €Air Canada
Tue, 25. Aug - Sun, 30. Aug
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17:30 - 19:45
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SFO
11h 15mdirect
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14:00 - 13:00
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FRA
14h 00m
1 stop
571 €Lufthansa
Sat, 5. Sep - Sun, 20. Sep
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11:25 - 16:30
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SFO
14h 05m
1 stop
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19:25 - 15:15
SFO
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FRA
10h 50mdirect
572 €United Airlines
Tue, 25. Aug - Sun, 30. Aug
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10:40 - 22:20
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SFO
20h 40m
2 stops
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23:30 - 8:45
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24h 15m
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572 €British Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Frankfurt to San Francisco flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco departing in August.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco is September, where tickets cost 594 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 823 € and 760 € respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of 693 €, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Frankfurt to San Francisco

 
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Good to know - Cheap tickets from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight471 €
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco

When to book flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Frankfurt to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco was 471 € for a one-way ticket and 565 € for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    Frankfurt Airport and San Francisco are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Frankfurt Airport from Frankfurt am Main and will be arriving at San Francisco.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco flight route: Lufthansa, United Airlines, Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and SWISS.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    The Boeing 777 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Frankfurt Airport and San Francisco, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    There are direct flights from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco, Lufthansa or Condor?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco are Lufthansa and Condor. With an average price for the route of 700 € and an overall rating of 6,8, Lufthansa is the most popular choice. Condor is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of 715 € and an overall rating of 6,5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Frankfurt Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to San Francisco with an airline and back to Frankfurt Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Frankfurt Airport to San Francisco?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Francisco from Frankfurt Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for 761 € or less one-way and 635 € or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco.
Find which airlines fly direct from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco

Monday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Tuesday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Wednesday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Thursday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Friday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Saturday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Sunday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

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Direct returns

San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main

Monday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Tuesday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Wednesday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Thursday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Friday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Saturday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

Sunday

Condor,Lufthansa,United Airlines

Condor,Lufthansa, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Frankfurt to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Frankfurt to San Francisco? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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United AirlinesOverall score based on 9813 reviews
7,1Entertainment
7,7Boarding
7,3Comfort
8,1Crew
6,6Food
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The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

10,0 ExcellentClaudia, Jun 2026
SAN - SFO
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The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

How can you rate a flight when it is canceled after you leave the gate & 3 hours into sitting there or in remote area of airport after mechanical problems

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

First class ticket gets you no seat back entertainment? I have to bring my own laptop to see a movie? And most of their movies have ADS? No thank you. Worse: Tiny snacks only on a 2 hr flight?

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No complaints other than luggage carousel was incorrectly guiding passengers to the wrong carousel on the screen.

Seats were not super comfortable and food was not good at all. If I had a chance I would definitely fly a different airline. Of course they are better than any budget airline, but not by much.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

I was rescheduled when I missed my flight due to border clearance issue

gave me complimentary food as the flight was not full and was attentive to my needs

Very disappointed with premier lounge. Food selection very poor, both coffee machines out of order. For the price you charge for an upgrade, the seats don’t fully recline, movie selection is old. Not very good value. Asian airlines are light years ahead at a more affordable price.

The stag were helpful, kind and liked the passengers. The plane was pristinely clean! Great flight!

The plane was delayed an hour. Heard from other passengers that the Vancouver connection to SFO was never on-time.

My experience was good with United too But only not so good thing was that at Calgary airport I was not given lounge access despite of flying business. Aspire lounge denied it to me, which was unfair I feel

The staff was great and made the long trip easy peasy!

The free Wi-fi for Aeroplan members was a great touch. The time passed quickly. I found the seats seemed a little closer together than I remember. Not Air Canada's fault, but we were about 20 minutes late landing because the airport was too busy. We had to circle around for a while. The boarding and disembarking went very smoothly.

Ditto to what i said earlier. I thought my earlier response included this flight too!

I liked the behaviour of the crew members.The flight was good.

The food on this flight was better than what we had getting to Rome. The flight was comfortable and the staff was great. One of the staff members was a stickler about the blankets in the aisle, which I get, but still. Overall, great flight and will fly with them again!

The legroom was lacking and the entertainment system lacked adequate selection of older films. Modern films are generally not very good.

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

My flight was cancelled, but it was not Kayak's fault. Kayak did require me to pay for the ticket twice to two different venders who paid Lufthansa. Kayak/Lufthansa owes me for the first booking I made first was fraudulent on the part of the subcontracting ticket seller. There will be litigation over this issue under the current passenger protection laws.

flight was half full, plenty of empty seats, was able to lie down across 4 seats, food was good, arrived on time

Generally good. Not their fault but the design of the Boeing 747 had seating supports directly in line with my legs. So my legs always had to straddle this support which caused body misallignment. Such poor design from Boeing. There was no USB port for me to charge my phone. The screen touch control was very poor.

I like crew. They are friendly. The flight was delayed to take off for 1hr and that caused panic at Houston Airport to catch connecting flight due to security check delay. If it has reached on time I would have sufficient time in collecting bags and security check

How about changing the personal out to more friendly human beings? This team was pretty arrogant. No fun!!

It was good. The seats in economy weren’t bad

Wonderful staff. The boarding process can be improved a little better by adequate prior communication but all in all they did fine. However the boarding gate was quite unfreindly to elderly and who needs help with sevral stairs.

Seats not as comfortable as I had hoped. Food was very nice, service was fine. Entertainment options very nice. Had thought the premium economy was a more plus 2-3-2 layout but it was a 2-4-2 with seats not as wide as I had expected.

I liked my seats on the return trip. Didn't like having to pay for luggage on an international flight. Also didn't like that it was on American airlines and not British Airways. I specifically selected a BA flight to experience that airline.

I flew four flights on British Airways within two weeks. I was unable to download the boarding pass to my phone for any of the four flights. I could check-in for my flight but the system would not give me boarding pass. I tried multiple ways and multiple times. I discovered many other passengers also had the same issue with their boarding passes. No explanation or acknowledgement by BA.

Lovely big plane. Excellent take off and landing. Cabin crew were so nice. Flight in time no delays

Because our ABZ-LHR flight was cancelled by BA for reasons they refuse to tell us--not weather--we did not make this flight and were booked on the following day. BA offered no assistance to us on the phone or in the airport, and we had to find a hotel at Heathrow on our own.

Horrible - flight was delayed by 6 hours - we boarded, were made to de-board due some technical fault; aircraft changed; special meals request on new flight - all went awry. Landed in Dulles airport; breezed thru immigration; as Business Class passengers or baggage was delivered almost 90 minutes after landing; air tags indicated the bags were just near the carousel but the unhelpful BA staff - Maria and Ghina refused to give any update - palming it off on some imaginary invisible “manager” despite air tags evidence showing it right there. So about 50-60 passengers waiting and getting infuriatingly impatient for their bags coz one container was not delivered. Finally after much argument by some other passengers Maria condescended to go to the “ramp” and within 5 minutes the baggage was delivered miraculously. Question is why couldn’t she have done it one hour earlier ? Poor poor experience once again on Business Class BA.

Cheap Flight Fares would not provide booking info. I canceled the reservation and we arbitrated with American Express. They provided erroneous info to Amex and it was determined that C.F.F. deserved the price of the ticket. Worse experience I've ever had.

Seating space is appalling. Seats and all surrounding area in "Economy" is built for individuals shorter than 4' 10" and below 120 lbs. Ridiculous. While I'm not expecting fine dining, the food was the worst airplane food that I can recall.

My luggage was lost at the airport but American Airlines contacted me and got it to me the next day.

Business class lounge for my gate was closed and no email was sent, causing me to walk back and forth to different gates, etc for over 20 minutes one way. Flight entertainment was mediocre with very poor choices especially for business class cabin. Original flight was cancelled and rebooking was difficult and no reason given for cancellation.

This Condir premium economy is terrible. All it is is a few extra inches of legroom in an economy seat. British airways premium economy is the same as a first class domestic seat, wider with more recline. Plus the flights were all late to leave, arrive, etc. terrible day.

Absolutely the worst food I ever had on any flight. Half of passengers simply didn't eat their meals, as I noticed.

Food could be better. Service was just ok without any enthusiasm...

The breakfast snack was horrible. No nutrition value. I couldn't finish it. The main meal had no taste, no real vegetable, the brownie had no chocolate taste., I was not even sure what the salad consists off.

Breakfast was terrible. Sugary yogurt, inferior pastry, poor quality fruits. No protein.

Our connection in Frankfurt was the worst ever. No one from the airline or the airport seemed to be bothered to get us into our connecting flight on time! The procedures at the airport took us forever and we barely made it into our flight. If we had missed it, I’m sure we would’ve missed our cruise. Looks like everything is on autopilot and no one is interested in helping customers anymore especially us 69 year olds

Crew was very responsive to give soft drinks etc.. At Frankfurt Airport Special Assistance did a great job for us. The seat cushions were simply bad and not up to the mark for Premium Economy which we chose. All the cushions from Business to Economy were poor. Also, any snack besides lunch and breakfast, you have to purchase including chips and chocolate. It is simply cheap. I don't think I will fly Condor anytime soon

The short leg flight was fine. Crew and airport were nice to allow special assistance which helped.

Planes are new and clean and staff is attentive. Food wasn't great and chair cushions were very uncomfortable for long haul flights.

The boarding process is a nightmare. They put you on a bus for 30 minutes with no air flow. The process was extremely slow and we were behind schedule so they auto rebooked us on a flight for our layover. The new flight was 4 hours later in the day, we landed an hour and 45 minutes before our layover flight so this was completely unnecessary. When I called to get us back on the original flight the support staff was useless

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