There are 9 ways to get from Brandenburg to Dortmund by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 10
4h 12m€35–150Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Potsdam to Dortmund456.8 km
4h 49m€19–26Bus
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Dortmundbus Mykolayiv
6h 8mDrive 456.5 km
- Drive from Potsdam to Dortmundcar 456.5 km
3h 51m€85–122Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport 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 25m€91–279Train, bus
- Take the train from Werder(Havel) to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N1338 / ...
7h 16m€41–65Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport 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 11m€87–314Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 23m€133–396Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport 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 12m€132–313
Brandenburg to Dortmund by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brandenburg to Dortmund is to rideshare which costs €19 - €26 and takes 4h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Brandenburg to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 3h 25m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Brandenburg station to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Potsdam central train station and arriving at Dortmund via Masurenallee - Berlin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 8m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Dortmund Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 12m.
The distance between Brandenburg and Dortmund is 465 km. The road distance is 456.5 km.
The best way to get from Brandenburg to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 4h 12m and costs €35 - €150.
The train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf takes 4h 12m including transfers and departs hourly.
Brandenburg to Dortmund bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Brandenburg to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Brandenburg to Dortmund is to train which takes 4h 12m and costs €35 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 8m.
What companies run services between Brandenburg, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf every 2 hours. Tickets cost €75–150 and the journey takes 4h 12m. 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
- 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 Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
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
- 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
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- 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 Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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 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 Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- 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
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)
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- 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
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 Werder(Havel) to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Potsdam to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Brandenburg to Dortmund bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Dortmund station.
Brandenburg to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brandenburg to Dortmund is 457 km. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Brandenburg to Dortmund.
Book your Brandenburg to Dortmund train tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1384+ hotels available in Dortmund.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Brandenburg and Dortmund. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.











































