Only 1hr 5min layover connecting flight at Frankfurt to DBV - possible?

It is possible, but no room for error and it will be tight. You need to look at your options to see if they are acceptable to you, should you miss your connection.

I just had a group of friends with the same amount of time incoming on Lufthansa (connecting to Munich). Their plane was 15 min. late arriving and they didn’t make it. The next flight was about 7 hours later….. So Lufthansa took care of them and put them on that flight and gave them vouchers for food. In their case, they knew the risk and it was worth it - because their originally purchased flight was cancelled and this was Lufthansa’s replacement. The alternative was the same flight 7 hours later. So they stood a chance of arriving much earlier and the alternative wasn’t worse.

Yes, you should go through immigration in Frankfurt, entering the EU.

Is this all on the same ticket? You really won’t have 65 minutes because your departing flight for DBV could close 15 to 20 minutes before departure time. So you would only have maybe only 45-50 minutes.

NO WAY would I do this as your inbound flight to FRA will need to arrive on time or early, you will need to be seated in the front of your aircraft, have little or no walk to immigration, have no lines at immigration, have no checked bags, have a short walk to your gate & have no lines at gate security.

How many flights are going to DBV after this one anyway? If there are 3 or 4, then if you are a gambler, you at least have potential backup options!

It's doable, but very tight.

If the connection is all on one ticket, then LH will rebook you if you miss the connection.

Factors/risks:
- many flights at FRA land at a piece of airport tarmac humorously called a gate. You disembark
and then have to board a bus that takes you to the connections portal. It takes a while to get
off the plane, load the bus, decide to leave, drive slowly, etc.
- you will have to clear customs in FRA. If you don't have an EU passport or EasyPass, and there
is a long line, that's another risk factor. I can't remember for sure, but I think you'll have to go through
security again as well.
- if you have just carryon luggage that is easily luggable, that's a plus. On a short connection, there
is always the chance your checked bags won't make it even if you do.
- Frankfurt Airport is large and there can be a lot of walking, so be prepared for that. If your connecting
flight is A(high number), it seems like miles.

Lastly, if you are delayed for a controllable reason by the airline and miss the connection, you may
be eligible for compensation under EU261 regulation.

Yes, it's all one ticket. There seems to be other flights leaving FRA to DBV with a layover in Munich or Vienna operated by either Lufthansa or Austian. Not sure if United/Lufthansa will book you the next direct flight to DBV (which will arrive 6hr later than intended) or if they will book you on a flight with a layover (which can be 4hrs later than intended - arrive sooner even with a layover because departure time is earlier).

It is next available flight, not necessarily next flight. Hope for the best, be ready to be flexible, and don’t have any arrival day “must dos” and you should be fine.

I echo the others who advise it is too tight. I have had layovers that are closer to 2 hours and almost missed flights due to late arrival,having to take the bus from the tarmac to the terminal,and long lines at immigration to check passports. Too stressful.

I admit it is tight and can be stressful. We did this same transfer in Frankfurt several years ago coming from Marseille. Our flight left Marseille about 30 minutes late. We had to practically run to meet our flight to the US. LH let our US bound flight know that we were coming. The staff at the gate applauded when they saw us. We were the last ones to board and our flight departed about 5 minutes after we boarded.

Our daughter went through something similar last April with her family when they had a similar connecting time in Frankfurt. They just about made their flight.

If you choose this flight, ask the flight attendants if they can somehow let your flight to DBV know you are coming.

It is doable but stressful, and to be honest, I wouldn’t do it again.

Note: If your flight to DBV closes 15 - 20 minutes prior to departure, as another poster suggests, then hopefully if LH lets your DBV flight know you are coming, they will wait for you like they did for us.

Having said what I said, and what everyone after me has said, if the connection is
all on one ticket, you are protected and the airline is obliged to get you to DBV.

Last fall, I had a 1:10 connection through FRA. I was in 1st row of economy, and had
EasyPass, so I could use the E-gates for passport control. We were about 20 minutes
late landing, and had a tarmac gate, but I made the connection. I would not have made
it without the EasyPass capability, as there was a long line for "non-EU" passport control
through the Border Patrol. Walked briskly, but never had to run :+)

But, since it is a legal connection, if you are delayed and qualify for EC261, and have
lounge access, there are worse ways to go.

Thank you for all your feedback. I don't have EasyPass. Looks like it requires ePassport which I don't have either.
Guess we'll just have to count on the airline to reroute us if we can't make it to our connecting flight.
(The other flights are way more expensive as well.)

Thanks!

This is from my own personal experience - I have caught several of those "tight" transfer flights, both inbound and outbound and have never failed to make the connection. Just keep on the move, NO dilly dallying, NO airport shopping, eyes on the prize. Need a washroom, hold it till the departure lounge.

Here is a tale of woe by someone who had 55 minutes. ( and didn't make it)
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/general-europe/travel-through-frankfurt-airport

Whether your 'extra' 10 minutes is enough to be successful, is an open question.

If waiting 6 hrs for the next flight is acceptable to you to save the cost of other alternatives is your choice.

If your arrival in FRA is from the US , you will need to go through passport control ( immigration) before moving on to the next flight.

Wear your best running shoes and use the bathroom on the plane just before landing. You will not have tome for any 'detours'

As others have said, it’s very tight. I wouldn’t have a ton of confidence in this. I just had a connection from Zagreb back to the states in Frankfurt that had a two hour layover, which I thought would be plenty of time. Our flight was on time, but we had a tarmac gate and this took forever to deplane. The airport is BIG. Our connection was in the same terminal and it took at least 20min to fast walk to our gate. Our outgoing flight was well into boarding by the time the folks on my flight got to the gate. That all took a hour. Now, I think these gates were basically opposite ends of the terminal, but you can see this is a huge variable. Plus, you’ll have immigration to deal with. Be ready.