Travel to Dortmund
Every way to reach Dortmund: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Dortmund is reachable from 133 places across 31 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 30 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 42 km away.
How people reach Dortmund
Every mode that actually calls at Dortmund, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 142 | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 1,196 km | 13 |
| Coach | 108 | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 1,470 km | 6 |
| Flight | 112 | €56.78 | 4h 12m | 3,092 km | 11 |
- 133Places you can arrive from
- 133Places you can leave for
- 31Countries
- 30Operators
The trip ends at Dortmund Hauptbahnhof. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Dortmund
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 100 | 28% | Mülheim, 42 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 110 | 30% | Amsterdam, 201 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 106 | 29% | Wrocław, 666 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 46 | 13% | Ilinden, 1504 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dortmund that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 176 | 52% |
| Italy | 26 | 8% |
| Romania | 18 | 5% |
| Spain | 15 | 4% |
| France | 14 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 4% |
| Poland | 14 | 4% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 8 | 2% |
| Belgium | 8 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 8 | 2% |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 2% |
| Greece | 6 | 2% |
| Portugal | 5 | 1% |
| Austria | 4 | 1% |
| Croatia | 4 | 1% |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1% |
| Serbia | 4 | 1% |
| Albania | 2 | 1% |
| Armenia | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dortmund
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dortmund
- Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
- Dortmund Hbf
- Dortmund-Asseln
- Dortmund ZOB
- DO-Lütgendortmund
- DTM
The fare from DTM into Dortmund is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
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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The cheapest journeys into Dortmund
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Düsseldorf to Dortmund bus | €10.07 | 1h 41m | 58 km |
| Cologne to Dortmund bus | €10.07 | 1h 56m | 74 km |
| Duisburg to Dortmund bus | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 49 km |
| Bielefeld to Dortmund bus | €10.07 | 2h 13m | 93 km |
| Bonn to Dortmund bus | €10.07 | 2h 11m | 91 km |
| Münster to Dortmund bus | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 51 km |
| Mönchengladbach to Dortmund bus | €10.07 | 2h 1m | 80 km |
| Aachen to Dortmund bus | €10.63 | 2h 44m | 127 km |
| Duisburg to Dortmund train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 49 km |
| Düsseldorf to Dortmund train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 58 km |
| Münster to Dortmund train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 51 km |
| Oberhausen to Dortmund train | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 42 km |
| Mülheim to Dortmund train | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 42 km |
| Solingen to Dortmund train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 46 km |
| Neuss to Dortmund train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 65 km |
| Cologne to Dortmund train | €12.44 | 1h 24m | 74 km |
We cannot promise Dortmund Hauptbahnhof still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Dortmund?
Most of the points near Dortmund Hauptbahnhof open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Dortmund
Common questions about Travel to Dortmund
How can I get to Dortmund?
Dortmund is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 133 places, across 31 countries, on services run by 30 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Dortmund?
The cheapest way into Dortmund is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 133 origins we sell into Dortmund over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dortmund?
The fastest journey into Dortmund is by Train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 42 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dortmund have?
Dortmund has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, Dortmund Hbf, Dortmund-Asseln. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dortmund from within 200 km?
100 of the routes we sell into Dortmund start within 200 km. The nearest is Mülheim, 42 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Dortmund in Germany?
Dortmund connects to 133 places on our network across 31 countries, the furthest of them 3,092 km away in a straight line. Germany routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Germany
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dortmund is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Dortmund
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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