Bremen to Dortmund

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Bremen to Dortmund. From €12.28, fastest 2h 19m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Bremen to Dortmund costs €12.28 at the cheapest and takes 2h 19m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 8 operators. The route covers 225 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
225 km
Fastest
2h 19m
Average
3h 1m
Services per day
24
Cheapest
€12.28
CO2 per passenger
6.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 21m1h 37m44m€29.497.4 kg15
Coach3h 47m3h 3m44m€14.486.1 kg9
  • 2h 21mFastest, by Train
  • €14.48Cheapest, by Coach
  • 6.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 225 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€12.28
  1. FlixBus FB680511:283h 19m14:47Bremen ZOBDortmund ZOB

Door to door 4h 3mCO2 6.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€27.29
  1. European Sleeper ES740317:351h 37m19:12Bremen HauptbahnhofDortmund Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 2h 21mCO2 7.4 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
DB Fernverkehr AG1 changesICE 10708:0210:202h 18m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectICE 51909:0110:551h 54m
DB Fernverkehr AG1 changesICE 10909:5212:152h 23m
DB Fernverkehr AG2 changesICE 10909:5212:052h 13m
DB Fernverkehr AG1 changesICE 103310:1112:262h 15m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectICE 61110:4412:341h 50m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bremen to Dortmund
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bremen to DortmundSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Coach€26.03€24.38€17.23€16.68€21.08€22.73€16.68€17.23€16.13€14.48€14.48€15.58€17.78€14.48
Train€59.19€52.04€36.64€36.09€38.84€49.29€38.29€38.29€36.09€31.14€29.49€32.24€41.04€30.59

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €12.28

The bus gets you into Dortmund. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Dortmund

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Booking window

When to book Bremen to Dortmund

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €15.5890 days
  2. €10.0860 days
  3. €10.6345 days
  4. €11.7330 days
  5. €13.3821 days
  6. €14.4814 days
  7. €16.687 days
  8. €17.233 days
  9. €26.031 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.08.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 158 percent. The most expensive point is €26.03, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€26.03€10.081371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €16.13Sun
  2. €14.48Mon
  3. €14.48Tue
  4. €15.58Wed
  5. €17.78Thu
  6. €14.48Fri
  7. €17.23Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €16.68Sep
  2. €12.83Oct
  3. €12.83Nov
  4. €12.28Dec
  5. €12.28Jan
  6. €10.63Feb

The route

BremenBremenDortmundDortmund
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 225 km against 196 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Bremen at 06:09 and the last at 17:35, across 15 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Bremen

Rail
  • Bremen Hauptbahnhof
  • Bremen Hbf
  • Bremen-Blumenthal
Bus
  • Bremen ZOB
  • Fernbusterminal Bremen
Air
  • BRE
Ferry
  • PIER 2
  • Weserstadion

Dortmund

Rail
  • Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
  • Dortmund Hbf
  • Dortmund-Asseln
Bus
  • Dortmund ZOB
  • DO-Lütgendortmund
Air
  • DTM

The fare from DTM into Dortmund is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from DTM into Dortmund

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€12.833h 44m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
DB Fernverkehr€25.092h 19m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
European Sleeper€26.742h 20m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€12.283h 44m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
FlixTrain€29.492h 20m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Nmbs/sncb€26.192h 19m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
NVBW€12.833h 44m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
SBB€26.192h 19m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€8.0065%
Taxes€0.807%
Supplier fees€1.4912%
Our service fee€1.9916%
Total you pay€12.28100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Dortmund well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

Most of the points near Dortmund Hauptbahnhof open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Bremen to Dortmund

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Bremen to Dortmund?

The fastest journey from Bremen to Dortmund takes 2h 19m door to door, of which 1h 37m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 1m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Bremen to Dortmund?

The cheapest fare from Bremen to Dortmund is €12.28, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.34. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Bremen to Dortmund?

The cheapest way from Bremen to Dortmund is by Coach, at €14.48 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 3h 47m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Bremen to Dortmund?

The fastest way from Bremen to Dortmund is by Train, at 2h 21m door to door. Only 1h 37m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €29.49.

When should I book Bremen to Dortmund?

Fares from Bremen to Dortmund bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 158 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Bremen to Dortmund?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bremen to Dortmund, at €14.48. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Bremen to Dortmund?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bremen to Dortmund, at €10.63 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Bremen to Dortmund?

8 operators sell services from Bremen to Dortmund across 2 modes: BlaBlaCar, DB Fernverkehr, European Sleeper, FlixBus, FlixTrain, Nmbs/sncb. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Bremen to Dortmund?

Every service we sell from Bremen to Dortmund is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 2h 19m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

How much CO2 does the journey from Bremen to Dortmund produce?

Traveling from Bremen to Dortmund by Coach produces about 6.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 7.4 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Bremen to Dortmund use?

Services from Bremen to Dortmund by Train leave from Bremen Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Dortmund Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Bremen to Dortmund?

8 of the 8 operators we sell from Bremen to Dortmund allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Bremen to Dortmund on September 11, 2026: 225 km of route against 196 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 8 operators, a cheapest fare of €12.28, and 2h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dortmund is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Dortmund

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