German air passenger taxes explained

German air passenger taxes are excise duties and other charges levied by the German government on most passengers departing by air, either in addition to the price of the airline ticket or incorporated into the ticket price.

Ecological departure tax

A departure tax is to apply for all departures starting from 1 January 2011. The amount depends on the destination country; the following table shows the minimum payable (agents may charge tax handling costs).

	Rate from Jan 2023 onward^[1]
Countries listed in Anlage 1 zum LuftVStG	EUR 12.73
Countries listed in Anlage 2 zum LuftVStG	EUR 32.25
all other Countries	EUR 58.06
children under 2 without seat	EUR 0.00

Band 1 countries and territories

• members
• members
• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Belarus
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Faroe Islands
• Greenland
  • Libya
  • Monaco
• Montenegro
• Morocco
  • • San Marino
• Serbia
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom

Band 2 countries and territories

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Eritrea
• Equatorial Guinea
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
  • Iraq
• Israel
  • Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Liberia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Oman
• Pakistan
  • Qatar
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • Tajikistan
• Togo
• Turkmenistan
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Yemen

See also

• Air Passenger Duty for the United Kingdom departure duty
• Carbon tax on airline tickets

Notes and References

1. https://www.buzer.de/s1.htm?g=LuftVStAbsenkV+2023&f=1