Dortmund to Bratislava

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Dortmund to Bratislava. From €56.44, fastest 4h 36m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Dortmund to Bratislava costs €56.44 at the cheapest and takes 4h 36m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 809 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
809 km
Fastest
4h 36m
Average
4h 40m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€56.44
CO2 per passenger
199.0 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 29, 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
Flight4h 38m1h 28m3h 10m€93.94199.0 kg2
  • 4h 38mFastest, by Flight
  • €93.94Cheapest, by Flight
  • 199.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 809 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

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

Cheapest€56.44
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB421307:301h 41m09:11Dortmund HauptbahnhofFrankfurt Hauptbahnhof
  2. Flixbus CEE South FC961810:5110h 49m21:40Frankfurt SudbahnhofBratislava Mlynske Nivy

Changes at Frankfurt am Main, with 100 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 14h 54mCO2 26.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€78.61
  1. Wizz Air WA554506:411h 28m08:09Dortmund DTMBratislava BTS

Door to door 4h 38mCO2 199.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€77.18
  1. FlixBus FB276107:308h 33m16:03Dortmund ZOBPraha Florenc
  2. ČD D292717:252h 12m19:37Praha hlavni nadraziBratislava hlavna stanica

Changes at Prague, with 82 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 12h 51mCO2 25.6 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

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
National Express3 changesRE6 (89714)08:0719:5111h 44m
National Express4 changesRE6 (89714)08:0719:3711h 33m
National Express4 changesRE4 (26414)08:0919:5111h 42m
National Express5 changesRE4 (26414)08:0919:3711h 31m
DB Fernverkehr AG2 changesICE 51708:4021:1212h 32m
DB Fernverkehr AG3 changesICE 51708:4020:5712h 20m

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 Dortmund to Bratislava
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dortmund to BratislavaSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Train€136.19€153.24€98.24€92.19€97.69€132.89€83.94€85.59€82.84€71.29€75.69€75.14€94.94€83.39
Coach€159.68€135.48€111.28€116.78€125.03€116.23€88.73€96.98€92.03€77.18€89.28€94.23€114.03€85.43
Flight€162.98€160.03€109.29€120.50€128.17€193.66€102.80€115.78€98.08€95.12€93.94€105.75€121.68€93.95

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €56.44

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Bratislava. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

A room in Bratislava for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Bratislava hlavna stanica and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Dortmund to Bratislava

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

  1. €80.0990 days
  2. €49.2960 days
  3. €49.2945 days
  4. €56.9930 days
  5. €67.9921 days
  6. €83.3914 days
  7. €83.947 days
  8. €98.243 days
  9. €136.191 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €49.29.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 176 percent. The most expensive point is €136.19, 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.
€136.19€49.291371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 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. €82.84Sun
  2. €71.29Mon
  3. €75.69Tue
  4. €75.14Wed
  5. €94.94Thu
  6. €83.39Fri
  7. €85.59Sat
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. €92.19Sep
  2. €62.49Oct
  3. €50.39Nov
  4. €64.53Dec
  5. €58.64Jan
  6. €48.74Feb

The route

DortmundDortmundBratislavaBratislava
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.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 809 km against 785 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Vienna, Nuremberg, Prague, Frankfurt am Main. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Dortmund at 06:41 and the last at 07:30, across 2 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.

Dortmund

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

Bratislava

Rail
  • Bratislava hlavna stanica
  • Bratislava hl.st.
  • Bratislava hlavná stanica
Bus
  • Bratislava Mlynske Nivy
  • Bratislava Central Bus Station
Air
  • BTS
Ferry
  • Bratislava Passenger Port
  • Devín

Landing at BTS after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from BTS into Bratislava?

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

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

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
Wizz Air€78.614h 36m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Wizz Air
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€49.5088%
Taxes€4.959%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€56.44100%

We cannot promise Bratislava hlavna stanica still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Bratislava hlavna stanica

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Dortmund to Bratislava

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 Dortmund to Bratislava?

The fastest journey from Dortmund to Bratislava takes 4h 36m door to door, of which 1h 28m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 40m, 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 Dortmund to Bratislava?

The cheapest fare from Dortmund to Bratislava is €56.44, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €102.80. 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 Dortmund to Bratislava?

The cheapest way from Dortmund to Bratislava is by Flight, at €93.94 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 38m 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.

When should I book Dortmund to Bratislava?

Fares from Dortmund to Bratislava bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €49.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 176 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Dortmund to Bratislava, at €71.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Dortmund to Bratislava?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dortmund to Bratislava, at €48.74 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 Dortmund to Bratislava?

1 operators sell services from Dortmund to Bratislava across 1 modes: Wizz Air. 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 Dortmund to Bratislava?

20 percent of the services we sell from Dortmund to Bratislava are direct. The rest connect at Vienna, Nuremberg, Prague, Frankfurt am Main, with about 57 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

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

Services from Dortmund to Bratislava by Flight leave from Dortmund DTM and arrive at Bratislava BTS. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Dortmund to Bratislava?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Dortmund to Bratislava 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

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

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 Dortmund to Bratislava on September 11, 2026: 809 km of route against 785 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €56.44, and 4h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Bratislava and elsewhere in Slovakia. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Bratislava and across Slovakia

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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