Munich to Düsseldorf train

Trains from Munich to Düsseldorf start at €60.84 and take 4h 4m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Munich to Düsseldorf starts at €60.84 and takes 4h 4m door to door, run by 5 operators over 486 km, with around 60 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.

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

  • 4h 4mDoor to door
  • 3h 20mMoving
  • €60.84From
  • 16.0 kgCO2
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.

Fastest€67.99
  1. European Sleeper ES695508:443h 20m12:04Munchen HauptbahnhofDusseldorf Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 4h 4mCO2 16.0 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.
OperatorFromOn board
DB Fernverkehr€55.34Power outlets, Wi-Fi
European Sleeper€52.04Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi
Nmbs/sncb€52.59Power outlets, Wi-Fi
SBB€52.04Power outlets, Wi-Fi
SNCF€53.69Power outlets, Wi-Fi
  • DB Fernverkehr
  • European Sleeper
  • Nmbs/sncb
  • SBB
  • SNCF

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Booking window

When to book Munich to Düsseldorf

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

  1. €26.0390 days
  2. €18.8860 days
  3. €18.3345 days
  4. €18.8830 days
  5. €26.0321 days
  6. €32.6314 days
  7. €39.787 days
  8. €39.783 days
  9. €51.881 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €18.33.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 183 percent. The most expensive point is €51.88, 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.
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. €30.43Sun
  2. €26.58Mon
  3. €26.03Tue
  4. €27.68Wed
  5. €34.83Thu
  6. €31.53Fri
  7. €32.63Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

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

Munich

Rail
  • Munchen Hauptbahnhof
  • München Hbf
  • Munich East

Düsseldorf

Rail
  • Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof
  • Düsseldorf Hbf
  • Düsseldorf Zoo station
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 486 km against 486 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Munich at 06:15 and the last at 21:31, across 60 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
Train4h 4m3h 20m44m€60.8416.0 kg60
Flight4h 13m1h 3m3h 10m€54.42123.2 kg48
Coach7h 5m6h 21m44m€26.0313.1 kg60

Questions about Munich to Düsseldorf

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 Munich to Düsseldorf take?

The Train from Munich to Düsseldorf takes 4h 4m door to door, of which 3h 20m is spent moving. The route runs 486 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 Munich to Düsseldorf cost?

The Train from Munich to Düsseldorf starts at €60.84 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €64.69. 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 Munich to Düsseldorf?

5 operators run the Train from Munich to Düsseldorf: DB Fernverkehr, European Sleeper, Nmbs/sncb, SBB, SNCF. Between them they file around 60 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 Munich to Düsseldorf use?

The Train from Munich to Düsseldorf leaves from Munchen Hauptbahnhof and arrives at Dusseldorf 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 Munich to Düsseldorf?

Traveling from Munich to Düsseldorf by Flight costs €54.42 and takes 4h 13m door to door, against 4h 4m 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 Munich to Düsseldorf?

Fares for the Train from Munich to Düsseldorf bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €18.33. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 183 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

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

The Train from Munich to Düsseldorf produces about 16.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 486 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 Munich to Düsseldorf?

Operators on the Train from Munich to Düsseldorf publish Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi. That is what 5 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 4m 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 Munich to Düsseldorf on September 12, 2026: 486 km of route against 486 km in a straight line, 60 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €60.84, and 4h 4m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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