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How to get fromDüsseldorf to Altenburgby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Düsseldorf to Altenburg by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburgtrain train S5x / ...
    6h 32m
    €114–504

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N23
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburgtrain train S5x / ...
    7h 50m
    €49–110

  3. Drive 476.7 km

    1. Drive from Düsseldorf to Altenburgcar car 476.7 km
    4h 34m
    €68–98

  4. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane DUS - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburgtrain train
    5h 10m
    €136–389

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 51
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Altenburgtrain train Re3
    7h 18m
    €111–402

  6. Train via Hofgeismar

    1. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Hofgeismartrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hann. Münden Bahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train Re8 / ...
    3. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Altenburgtrain train S5x / ...
    9h 34m

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane FRA - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburgtrain train
    4h 33m
    €132–385

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane DUS - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburgtrain train
    5h 4m
    €154–504

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane DUS - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburgtrain train
    5h 24m
    €129–416

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CGN - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburgtrain train
    6h 10m
    €118–450

Düsseldorf to Altenburg by train

Calendar92Weekly Trains
Duration6h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€114Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 628.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 32m

What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany?

You can take a train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Altenburg via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf in around 6h 32m.

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