Rurtalbahn

We sell 392 Trains routes operated by Rurtalbahn, on their fares and their conditions.

GermanyBelgiumNetherlandsFranceCologneCologneBrusselsBrusselsRotterdamRotterdamEssenEssenAntwerpAntwerpWuppertalWuppertalBonnBonnMünsterMünsterGhentGhentMönchengladbachMönchengladbachLilleLilleKrefeldKrefeldEindhovenEindhovenTilburgTilburgErfurtErfurtCharleroiCharleroiKasselKasselLiègeLiègeAachenAachenDortmundDortmundMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Rurtalbahn runs 392 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 20 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 59 km, about 25m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked 15 October 2026Priced for 15 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What Rurtalbahn runs

  • 392Routes we sell
  • 20Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 59 kmMedian route
  • 127 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Rurtalbahn route we sell is 59 km, which is about 25m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometre, which is roughly 1.9 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Aachen, Bonn, Mönchengladbach, Cologne, Leverkusen, Dortmund, Krefeld, Hagen
Routes

Routes operated by Rurtalbahn

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by Rurtalbahn, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Dortmund to Duisburg train€11.881h 13m49 km
Duisburg to Dortmund train€11.881h 13m49 km
Bochum to Düsseldorf train€11.881h 9m42 km
Düsseldorf to Bochum train€11.881h 9m42 km
Dortmund to Düsseldorf train€11.881h 16m58 km
Düsseldorf to Dortmund train€11.881h 16m58 km
Bonn to Düsseldorf train€11.881h 17m59 km
Düsseldorf to Bonn train€11.881h 17m59 km
Essen to Cologne train€11.881h 17m58 km
Cologne to Essen train€11.881h 17m58 km
Duisburg to Cologne train€11.881h 16m57 km
Cologne to Duisburg train€11.881h 16m57 km
Bonn to Wuppertal train€11.881h 17m58 km
Wuppertal to Bonn train€11.881h 17m58 km
Aachen to Cologne train€11.881h 19m63 km
Cologne to Aachen train€11.881h 19m63 km
Bochum to Cologne train€11.881h 19m64 km
Cologne to Bochum train€11.881h 19m64 km
Gelsenkirchen to Cologne train€11.881h 19m64 km
Cologne to Gelsenkirchen train€11.881h 19m64 km
Mönchengladbach to Wuppertal train€11.881h 13m50 km
Wuppertal to Mönchengladbach train€11.881h 13m50 km
Aachen to Düsseldorf train€11.891h 22m70 km
Düsseldorf to Aachen train€11.891h 22m70 km
Bonn to Duisburg train€12.441h 22m81 km
Duisburg to Bonn train€12.441h 23m81 km
Aachen to Bonn train€12.441h 23m71 km
Bonn to Aachen train€12.441h 23m71 km
Dortmund to Cologne train€12.441h 24m74 km
Cologne to Dortmund train€12.441h 24m74 km
Bochum to Bonn train€14.091h 28m84 km
Bonn to Bochum train€14.091h 28m84 km

The train gets you into Bochum. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Bochum for the night the train gets in

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km392100%Krefeld, 41 km

On board

Common questions about Rurtalbahn

What does Rurtalbahn run?

Rurtalbahn runs 392 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 20 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalogue rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do Rurtalbahn tickets cost?

The cheapest Rurtalbahn fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 392 routes The median route runs 59 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Rurtalbahn tickets refundable?

Rurtalbahn fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 392 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travellers most often get wrong.

What is on board an Rurtalbahn service?

Rurtalbahn publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 392 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 25m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power sockets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Rurtalbahn runs?

The longest Rurtalbahn route we sell runs from Aachen to Dortmund, 127 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 25m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Rurtalbahn operate?

Rurtalbahn is based in Germany and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Aachen, Bonn, Mönchengladbach. Those are computed from the routes in the catalogue rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

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Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Bochum Hbf

Most of the points near Bochum Hbf open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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