Düsseldorf to Stuttgart train

Trains from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart start at €41.59 and take 2h 58m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart starts at €41.59 and takes 2h 58m door to door, run by 5 operators over 321 km, with around 20 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 2h 58mDoor to door
  • 2h 14mMoving
  • €41.59From
  • 10.6 kgCO2
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.

Fastest€43.79
  1. Nmbs/sncb N175914:062h 14m16:20Dusseldorf HauptbahnhofStuttgart Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 2h 58mCO2 10.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

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.
OperatorFromFastestOn board
DB Fernverkehr€36.092h 58mPower outlets, Wi-Fi
European Sleeper€36.642h 57mPower outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi
Nmbs/sncb€36.092h 57mPower outlets, Wi-Fi
SBB€39.942h 57mPower outlets, Wi-Fi
SNCF€38.292h 58mPower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • DB Fernverkehr
  • European Sleeper
  • Nmbs/sncb
  • SBB
  • SNCF

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

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Booking window

When to book Düsseldorf to Stuttgart

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

  1. €18.3390 days
  2. €13.3860 days
  3. €13.3845 days
  4. €13.9330 days
  5. €18.3321 days
  6. €19.9814 days
  7. €22.737 days
  8. €22.183 days
  9. €32.631 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.38.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 144 percent. The most expensive point is €32.63, 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.
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. €21.08Sun
  2. €18.88Mon
  3. €18.33Tue
  4. €22.18Wed
  5. €23.83Thu
  6. €22.73Fri
  7. €19.98Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

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

Düsseldorf

Rail
  • Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof
  • Düsseldorf Hbf
  • Düsseldorf Zoo station

Stuttgart

Rail
  • Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
  • Stuttgart Hbf
  • Stuttgart-Sommerrain
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 321 km against 321 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Düsseldorf at 06:26 and the last at 18:42, across 20 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.

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 58m2h 14m44m€41.5910.6 kg20
Flight4h50m3h 10m€40.2681.4 kg3
Coach4h 59m4h 15m44m€18.338.7 kg20

Questions about Düsseldorf to Stuttgart

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 the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart take?

The Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart takes 2h 58m door to door, of which 2h 14m is spent moving. The route runs 321 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.

How much does the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart cost?

The Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart starts at €41.59 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €44.89. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.

Who runs the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart?

5 operators run the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart: DB Fernverkehr, European Sleeper, Nmbs/sncb, SBB, SNCF. Between them they file around 20 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.

Which terminal does the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart use?

The Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart leaves from Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof and arrives at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.

Is the Train the best way from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart?

Traveling from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart by Flight costs €40.26 and takes 4h door to door, against 2h 58m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.

When should I book the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart?

Fares for the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.38. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 144 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart produce?

The Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart produces about 10.6 kg of CO2 per passenger over 321 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart?

Operators on the Train from Düsseldorf to Stuttgart publish Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi. That is what 5 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 58m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Düsseldorf to Stuttgart on September 12, 2026: 321 km of route against 321 km in a straight line, 20 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €41.59, and 2h 58m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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