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There are 13 ways to get from Dortmund to Ełk by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly Dortmund Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury, train

    best
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY)plane plane DTM - SZY
    2. Take the train from Szczytno to Elktrain train
    8h 3m
    zł 330–2,061

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane plane DTM - GDN
    2. Take the bus from Gdansk Airport to Elblągbus bus
    3. Take the train from Elblag to Olsztyn Glownytrain train
    4. Take the train from Olsztyn Glowny to Elktrain train
    10h 5m
    zł 240–1,078

  3. Train via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glownytrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain train Ic
    14h 38m
    zł 530–1,454

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Warszawa Centralna to Łomżabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Łomża to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus bus
    19h 44m
    zł 513–589

  5. Drive  1,251.4 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Ełkcar car 1,251.4 km
    10h 39m
    zł 795–1,148

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DUS - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain train
    4. Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain train
    9h 21m
    zł 475–1,421

  7. Fly Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DTM - WAW
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain train
    3. Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain train
    8h 42m
    zł 410–1,214

  8. Fly Dortmund Airport to Vilnius Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane DTM - VNO
    2. Take the train from Vilnius to Marijampolėtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Marijampole, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus bus
    11h 40m
    zł 398–1,421

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane plane FRA - POZ
    3. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain train
    11h 56m
    zł 858–1,835

  10. Fly Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    2. Take the train from Katowice to Warszawa Centralnatrain train
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain train
    4. Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain train
    11h 36m
    zł 295–946

  11. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Olsztyn-Mazury, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY)plane plane NRN - SZY
    3. Take the train from Szczytno to Elktrain train
    10h 16m
    zł 618–2,615

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S+U Lichtenberg Bhftrain train 10
    2. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glownytrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain train Ic
    15h 31m
    zł 781–1,497

  13. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train S2
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Gizycko, Kolejowabus bus
    3. Take the train from Gizycko to Elktrain train Ic
    25h 19m
    zł 534–840

Dortmund to Ełk by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration14h 38mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 530Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,062.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 3m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Ełk, Poland?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Elk via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Poznan Glowny in around 14h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa Centralna and Łomża in around 19h 44m.

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