Nuremberg to Duisburg

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Nuremberg to Duisburg. From €20.53, fastest 3h 42m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Nuremberg to Duisburg costs €20.53 at the cheapest and takes 3h 42m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 10 operators. The route covers 433 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by train.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
433 km
Fastest
3h 42m
Average
5h 25m
Services per day
30
Cheapest
€20.53
CO2 per passenger
13.0 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
Train3h 42m2h 58m44m€58.0914.3 kg15
Coach6h 25m5h 41m44m€24.3811.7 kg15
  • 3h 42mFastest, by Train
  • €24.38Cheapest, by Coach
  • 11.7 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 433 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€20.53
  1. VPE VP920606:405h 43m12:23Nurnberg ZOBDuisburg Hauptbahnhof Osteingang

Door to door 6h 27mCO2 11.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€50.39
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB187117:222h 58m20:20Nurnberg HauptbahnhofDuisburg Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 3h 42mCO2 14.3 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.

Checking the live timetables.

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.

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 Nuremberg to Duisburg
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Nuremberg to DuisburgSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Coach€51.33€35.93€34.83€30.98€40.88€37.03€39.78€27.68€24.38€25.48€25.48€30.98€28.78€29.88
Train€114.19€86.14€93.29€72.39€93.84€83.94€90.54€64.14€60.29€58.09€68.54€73.49€69.64€72.39

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €20.53

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Duisburg is not something we sell.

A hotel room

A room in Duisburg for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Duisburg Hauptbahnhof and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Nuremberg to Duisburg

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

  1. €23.8390 days
  2. €17.2360 days
  3. €16.6845 days
  4. €17.2330 days
  5. €23.2821 days
  6. €29.8814 days
  7. €39.787 days
  8. €34.833 days
  9. €51.331 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €16.68.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 208 percent. The most expensive point is €51.33, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€51.33€16.681371421304560

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. €27.68Sun
  2. €24.38Mon
  3. €25.48Tue
  4. €25.48Wed
  5. €30.98Thu
  6. €28.78Fri
  7. €29.88Sat
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. €34.83Sep
  2. €21.63Oct
  3. €19.43Nov
  4. €19.98Dec
  5. €18.88Jan
  6. €17.23Feb

The route

NurembergNurembergDuisburgDuisburg
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 433 km against 376 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 Nuremberg at 06:15 and the last at 17:29, 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.

Nuremberg

Rail
  • Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof
  • Nürnberg Hbf
  • Nuremberg Hgbf
Bus
  • Nurnberg ZOB
  • Central bus station Nuremberg
Air
  • NUE

Duisburg

Rail
  • Duisburg Hauptbahnhof
  • Duisburg Hbf
  • Duisburg Güterbahnhof
Bus
  • Duisburg Hauptbahnhof Osteingang
  • Fröbelplatz
Air
  • NRN
Ferry
  • WSP
  • Schifferbörse

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

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from NRN into Duisburg?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Duisburg costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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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€21.086h 24m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
bodo Verkehrsverbund€21.636h 25m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
DB Fernverkehr€45.993h 42m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
European Sleeper€48.193h 42m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€21.636h 25m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Nmbs/sncb€49.293h 42m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
NVBW€21.636h 27m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
SBB€49.843h 42m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
SNCF€47.643h 42m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
VPE€20.536h 27m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, 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 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€15.5075%
Taxes€1.558%
Supplier fees€1.497%
Our service fee€1.9910%
Total you pay€20.53100%

We cannot promise Duisburg Hauptbahnhof still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Duisburg?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Nuremberg to Duisburg

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 Nuremberg to Duisburg?

The fastest journey from Nuremberg to Duisburg takes 3h 42m door to door, of which 2h 58m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 25m, 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg?

The cheapest fare from Nuremberg to Duisburg is €20.53, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €53.34. 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg?

The cheapest way from Nuremberg to Duisburg is by coach, at €24.38 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 25m 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg?

The fastest way from Nuremberg to Duisburg is by train, at 3h 42m door to door. Only 2h 58m 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 €58.09.

When should I book Nuremberg to Duisburg?

Fares from Nuremberg to Duisburg bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €16.68. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 208 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Nuremberg to Duisburg?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Nuremberg to Duisburg, at €24.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Nuremberg to Duisburg?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Nuremberg to Duisburg, at €17.23 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg?

10 operators sell services from Nuremberg to Duisburg across 2 modes: BlaBlaCar, bodo Verkehrsverbund, DB Fernverkehr, European Sleeper, FlixBus, 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg?

Every service we sell from Nuremberg to Duisburg is direct, with around 30 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 42m 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg produce?

Traveling from Nuremberg to Duisburg by coach produces about 11.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 14.3 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Nuremberg to Duisburg use?

Services from Nuremberg to Duisburg by train leave from Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Duisburg 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg?

10 of the 10 operators we sell from Nuremberg to Duisburg 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 Nuremberg to Duisburg on September 12, 2026: 433 km of route against 376 km in a straight line, 30 services a day, 10 operators, a cheapest fare of €20.53, and 3h 42m 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 Duisburg and elsewhere in Germany. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Duisburg and across Germany

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

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