There are 10 ways to get from Ankara to Dortmund by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ESB - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
7h 20m€81–291Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Dortmund central bus stationbus 037
40h 21m€147–230Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Ice
45h 37m€283–546Drive 2,880.4 km
- Drive from Ankara to Dortmundcar 2,880.4 km
25h 39m€425–614Fly to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane ESB - DTM
9h 7m€98–383Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ESB - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 12m€89–410Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ESB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
10h 7m€138–493Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Ice / ...
40h 34m€176–265Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain 91 / ...
2d 6h€215–385Drive, car train
- Drive from Ankara to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Dortmundcar
29h 45m€470–666
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Dortmund is to fly and train which costs €80 - €300 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 7h 20m and costs €80 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Istanbul and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 37m.
The distance between Ankara and Dortmund is 2468 km. The road distance is 2880.4 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Dortmund without a car is to bus which takes 40h 21m and costs €140 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Ankara to Dortmund, including transfers.
Ankara to Dortmund bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Dortmund train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Dortmund is to bus which takes 40h 21m and costs €140 - €230. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €390 and takes 9h 7m.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a bus from Ankara to Dortmund central bus station via Istanbul and Munich central bus station in around 40h 21m. Alternatively, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines, and AJet fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Ankara to Dortmund bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Dortmund is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 11:22 AM in Ankara and 9:22 AM in Dortmund.
Ankara to Dortmund train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Dortmund is 2880 km. It takes approximately 25h 39m to drive from Ankara to Dortmund.
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