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There are 8 ways to get from Aalen to Dortmund by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Aalen Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    5h 2m
    €91–186

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Crailsheim Bahnhof to Lauda, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Lauda to Wuerzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Wuerzburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    8h 27m
    €48–142

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aalen, ZOB to Hauptbfbus bus Ev
    2. Take the bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus
    11h 2m
    €51–86

  4. Drive  448.8 km

    1. Drive from Aalen to Dortmundcar car 448.8 km
    4h 1m
    €65–94

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Aalen Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FRA - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    5h 34m
    €134–269

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Aalen, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MUC - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    6h 13m
    €112–461

  7. Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Aalen, Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane NUE - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    5h 52m
    €171–320

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Aalen, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MUC - CGN
    4. Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    7h 28m

Aalen to Dortmund by train

Calendar175Weekly Trains
Duration5h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€91Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 515.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 2m

What companies run services between Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?

You can take a train from Aalen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf via Stuttgart Hbf and Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aalen, ZOB to Dortmund central bus station via Hauptbf, Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof, and Heilbronn central train station in around 11h 2m.

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