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How to get fromDortmund to Cinque Terreby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Dortmund to Cinque Terre by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    8h 48m
    €134–411

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DTM - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Levantotrain train
    9h 45m
    €51–230

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Levantotrain train Ic
    15h 37m
    €169–433

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Milanbus bus FlixBus N07
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to La Speziabus bus 1500 / ...
    20h 21m
    €106–160

  5. Drive  1,111.8 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Cinque Terrecar car 1,111.8 km
    10h 55m
    €180–260

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    3. Take the train from Pavia to Monterossotrain train
    9h 46m
    €132–407

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Levantotrain train
    10h 9m
    €61–257

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    4. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    9h 32m
    €122–441

  9. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    4. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    10h 24m
    €105–368

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FRA - LIN
    3. Take the train from Pavia to Monterossotrain train
    10h 42m
    €103–343

  11. Train via Freiburg im Breisgau

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Chiassotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Chiasso to Monterossotrain train Ec
    16h 15m
    €295–604

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus Catania– Dortmund
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Centraletrain train Re
    22h 13m
    €177–240

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Augsburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Augsburg Hbf to Cinque Terrecar car
    16h 38m
    €226–325

Dortmund to Cinque Terre by train

Calendar47Weekly Trains
Duration15h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€169Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,132.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 48m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Cinque Terre, Italy?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Corniglia via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Levanto in around 15h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Corniglia via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, La Spezia, Canaletto - Porto Ovest, La Spezia Via Fiume, and La Spezia Centrale in around 20h 21m.

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