Flying from Munich to Frankfurt?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Munich to Frankfurt?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Munich to Frankfurt?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Munich → Frankfurt
A short flight within Germany. Same local time zone at both ends.
Bavaria's capital
Munich is a prosperous, orderly Bavarian capital at the northern edge of the Alps, with a compact, walkable historic core ringed by tidy modern suburbs. The S-Bahn commuter rail reaches the airport directly from the center, and the city's transit network is dense and reliable by any standard. Beer halls and a strong regional identity, distinct from the rest of Germany, run deep here, most visibly each autumn at Oktoberfest. Winters are cold, and the mountains are close enough for an easy day trip.
Surrounding hubs
| 320 km / 199 mi | |
| 355 km / 221 mi | |
| 381 km / 237 mi |
Germany's financial gateway
Frankfurt is a small city with an outsized role: Germany's banking capital and one of its busiest hubs, with a rare real skyline for Europe. The compact center sits on the river Main and is easy to cross on foot or by an efficient rail and U-Bahn network. It is a business city first, quieter on weekends, and tied to the rest of the country by fast trains. Its airport is one of Europe's largest interchange points.
Surrounding hubs
| 366 km / 227 mi | |
| 407 km / 253 mi | |
| 431 km / 268 mi |
Find out which side of the plane to sit on.
Pick your airports, set your departure time, and you're done.
We calculate the sun's position based on your flight path and departure time, then tell you which side of the plane gets direct sun and which stays shaded. No guessing, just math.
Enter your flight
Pick your departure and arrival airports and set your departure time at the departure airport. FlightSide estimates the duration and you can adjust it if you know the exact schedule.
We track the sun along your route
Your flight path is broken into hundreds of points. At each one we check where the sun is and which side of the plane it faces.
You get a recommendation
Which side of the plane to sit on, left or right, depending on whether you'd rather avoid the sun or enjoy it. The percentages and the map are there if you want to see why.
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Notes from the product.
Small updates, route observations, and clearer explanations for how the app keeps evolving.
Type less, wait less, wonder more
Airport search now understands metro codes and old city names, FlightSide loads noticeably faster, and a new Feeling lucky button chooses a flight for anyone without one in mind.
A closer look at the route, not just the seat
FlightSide now shows the two cities and key details about the flight alongside the seat recommendation: confirm you picked the right airports, read the time change off two clocks, and check the return leg.
It's all about the sun (after all)
Not all sunlight reaches the side windows. FlightSide now weighs the sun’s angle to the cabin and shows twilight along the route.