Germany is one of the smoothest EU arrivals for a Canadian pet. Most arrive through Frankfurt (FRA), home to Europe’s largest airport animal facility, where trained staff handle pets around the clock. Because Canada is an EU-listed country, a correctly prepared dog or cat enters with no quarantine and no rabies titer test. One coordinator runs the whole journey from your Canadian city: the CFIA-endorsed EU health certificate, the crate, and the routing through Toronto Pearson, Montreal Trudeau, or Vancouver.
Different destinations, different routes, different challenges.
Because timelines, airline rules, and the EU’s entry requirements can vary, we build a plan that fits your pet and your move date.
We use Germany’s official EU import guidance as the baseline, then turn it into a simple checklist and timeline you can follow.
We help choose practical routes, travel windows, and handoff procedures so your pet’s trip is safer and more predictable.
Pet Travel Advisors assigns a move coordinator who keeps you updated and checks details before travel so nothing important is missed.
A move to Germany runs on the EU import sequence, and the order is strict: the microchip goes in first, then the rabies vaccination, then a wait of at least 21 days, then the EU health certificate endorsed by the CFIA within 10 days of travel. We map each date to your Frankfurt arrival so nothing slips. Here is what we lock in for your Germany move:
To keep everything clear, we break the process into steps:
We confirm what rules apply based on your pet and travel details.
We map out what happens when, so steps are completed in the right order.
We help keep appointments and timing aligned with what’s required.
We check the details that cause delays (microchip digits, dates, names, signatures).
We help align crate setup and routing with airline handling expectations.
We guide you on travel-day handoff and what to expect on arrival.
We keep your checklist aligned with the official rules. For the Canadian export side, we follow the CFIA guidance for Canada to Germany travel. For EU entry rules, we follow the European Commission guidance on moving pets.
Most Germany moves route into Frankfurt, whose Animal Lounge is the largest airport animal facility in Europe with veterinary staff on site. Direct and one stop cargo routings run from Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, and we arrange ground transport from any other Canadian city. Munich and Dusseldorf work for some routes as well; we choose the entry that puts your pet closest to home.
At Frankfurt, your pet is checked against its microchip and paperwork before release, and with a complete file there is no quarantine. Delays almost always trace to small mismatches: a microchip number that reads differently across documents, a rabies shot dated before the chip, or a health certificate endorsed outside its 10-day window. Because we build the sequence backward from your flight, your dog or cat moves straight from the Animal Lounge to the road leg home.
Before scheduling vet steps or flights, we confirm what applies to your pet against the current EU entry rules and with the CFIA, so nothing in your plan is based on outdated summaries.
The German file is the EU standard, and each piece depends on the one before it. Your pet needs an ISO microchip implanted first, a rabies vaccination given after the chip and at least 21 days before travel, and an EU animal health certificate completed within 10 days of arrival and endorsed by the CFIA. No rabies titer is required from Canada. We check every date and number against the certificate before it is submitted.
Plan on roughly a month to six weeks for a straightforward Germany move when the rabies vaccination is current, and longer if it needs redoing, since the 21-day wait restarts. The health certificate is the tight part: it must be issued and CFIA-endorsed inside a 10-day window before arrival, so we schedule the final vet visit and the Frankfurt flight together. We book with margin around holidays and the Canadian winter embargo season, when cargo space fills early.
Toronto Pearson, Montreal Trudeau, and Vancouver all offer strong routings into Frankfurt, and we arrange ground transport to the departure airport from any other Canadian city.
A CFIA endorsed EU animal health certificate issued within 10 days of arrival, with the microchip, rabies vaccination, and exam records all matching the chip number. We prepare the file and book the endorsement so the dates line up.
An ISO microchip implanted before the rabies vaccination, a rabies vaccination at least 21 days old on arrival, and the EU health certificate. No quarantine and no titer test for direct arrivals from Canada. Some breeds are restricted depending on the federal state.
Spring and fall are easiest. In winter we plan around Canadian cold weather embargoes at the origin, and in summer we book cooler departure and arrival windows, especially for snub nosed breeds.
Every quote is built for your pet and route. The main components are the EU certificate and CFIA endorsement, airline cargo into Frankfurt, the travel crate, and door to door ground service on both ends. Request a quote and we price the full journey up front.
One coordinator owns your file from the first call to delivery: vet scheduling, the EU certificate, CFIA endorsement, crate sizing, flight booking, Frankfurt clearance, and delivery to your door.
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