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How to get fromDortmund to Bratislavaby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Bratislava by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava centrebus bus
    5h 27m
    €96–308

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain train Re / ...
    13h 56m
    €72–169

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petržalkatrain train rjx 19917 / ...
    13h 56m
    €125–249

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund to Stadtarchiv Düsseldorfbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus N361 / ...
    17h 5m

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava centrebus bus
    6h 29m
    €89–265

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava centrebus bus
    6h 28m
    €117–251

  7. Train to Hannover Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane HAJ - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava centrebus bus
    6h 34m
    €129–400

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Schwarzach-St.Veitcartrain train
    3. Drive from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Bratislavacar car
    13h 58m
    €193–269

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Bratislava hlavná stanicabus bus
    20h 5m

  10. Drive  936.1 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Bratislavacar car 936.1 km
    8h 54m
    €146–211

Dortmund to Bratislava by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration13h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 916.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 27m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Bratislava, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Bratislava-Petržalka via Wien Hbf in around 13h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf and Düsseldorf central bus station in around 17h 5m.

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