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How to get fromDortmund to Ełkby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Dortmund to Ełk by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Reinickendorf

    best
    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 708–1,397

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport, train

    cheapest
    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 302–860

  3. 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 522–582

  4. Drive  1,251.4 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Ełkcar car 1,251.4 km
    10h 39m
    zł 1,013–1,463

  5. 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 8m
    zł 503–1,516

  6. 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 32m
    zł 736–1,381

  7. 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 20m
    zł 585–899

  8. 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 38m
    zł 323–1,190

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

    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 Elktrain train
    10h 22m
    zł 321–1,186

  10. Fly Dortmund Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury, train

    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 339–1,919

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane FRA - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain train
    4. Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain train
    10h 24m
    zł 659–1,515

  12. 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 57m
    zł 835–1,780

Dortmund to Ełk by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration14h 38mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 708Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,195.2 km
  • Duration: 14h 38m

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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