There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Esbjerg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
7h 46mkr 774–2,692Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
10h 14mkr 448–712Drive 600 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Esbjergcar 600 km
5h 32mkr 799–1,154Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8hkr 1,035–2,830Train via Niebüll
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Niebülltrain Re6
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
9h 3mkr 967–3,217Train #2
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
9h 12mkr 860–3,864Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 31mkr 1,383–3,946Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8h 13mkr 1,170–3,913Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Westerland, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train
7h 57mkr 1,095–4,390Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train
8h 22mkr 1,042–2,746
Dortmund to Esbjerg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Esbjerg is to bus and train which costs 440 kr - 750 kr and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Esbjerg is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs 800 kr - 1200 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 46m.
The distance between Dortmund and Esbjerg is 672 km. The road distance is 600 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Esbjerg without a car is to train which takes 7h 46m and costs 750 kr - 2700 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Dortmund to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Dortmund to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
Dortmund to Esbjerg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Esbjerg is 600 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Dortmund to Esbjerg.
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What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St. in around 7h 46m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 390–550
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 390–550
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–120
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 360–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 75–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 231
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 340–600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
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