There are 10 ways to get from Berlin (State) to Dortmund by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train via S Spandau Bhf
best- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 18m€38–143Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Dortmund489.9 km
5h 14m€18–45Bus via Masurenallee - Berlin
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Dortmundbus Mykolayiv
6h 28mDrive 491.2 km
- Drive from Berlin to Dortmundcar 491.2 km
4h 7m€91–131Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
3h 27m€91–283Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
5h 8m€38–164Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N1338 / ...
7h 7m€46–71Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin to Dortmundbus
7h 57m€20–40Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
4h 13m€87–318Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 13m€132–317
Berlin (State) to Dortmund by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Berlin (State) to Dortmund is to rideshare which costs €18 - €45 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin (State) to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 3h 27m and costs €90 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin and arriving at Dortmund. Services depart once a week, and operate Friday. The journey takes approximately 7h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin (State) to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via S Spandau Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 18m.
The distance between Berlin (State) and Dortmund is 466 km. The road distance is 491.2 km.
The best way to get from Berlin (State) to Dortmund without a car is to train via S Spandau Bhf which takes 4h 18m and costs €35 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Berlin (State) to Dortmund, including transfers.
Berlin (State) to Dortmund bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Berlin (State) to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Spandau Bhf station.
The best way to get from Berlin (State) to Dortmund is to train via S Spandau Bhf which takes 4h 18m and costs €35 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus via Masurenallee - Berlin, which costs and takes 6h 28m.
What companies run services between Berlin (State), Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €70–140 and the journey takes 3h 11m. FlixTrain GmbH also services this route once daily. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Dortmund once daily, and the journey takes 4h 48m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Berlin to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Berlin to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Berlin (State) to Dortmund bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Dortmund station.
Berlin (State) to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin (State) to Dortmund is 491 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Berlin (State) to Dortmund.
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