There are 12 ways to get from Dortmund to Ełk by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Poznań
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Poznan, Bus Stationbus 353
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain Ic
13h 42mzł 528–2,779Fly Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
11h 27mzł 319–1,132Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus
- Take the bus from Warszawa Centralna to Łomżabus
- Take the bus from Łomża to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
19h 45mzł 500–1,083Drive 1,251.4 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Ełkcar 1,251.4 km
10h 39mzł 765–1,105Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
9h 11mzł 526–1,679Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glownytrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain Ic
14h 40mzł 624–3,334Train, bus
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel to Augustówbus
- Take the bus from Augustów to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
23h 39mFly Dortmund Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY)plane DTM - SZY
- Take the train from Szczytno to Elktrain
8h 2mzł 373–2,154Fly Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DTM - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
8h 32mzł 414–1,379Train to Frankfurt, fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane FRA - POZ
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain
11h 53mzł 920–2,920Fly Dortmund Airport to Vilnius Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane DTM - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Marijampolėtrain
- Take the bus from Marijampole, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
11h 40mzł 360–1,348Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Olsztyn-Mazury, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY)plane NRN - SZY
- Take the train from Szczytno to Elktrain
10h 12mzł 654–2,802
Dortmund to Ełk by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Ełk is to fly and train which costs 310 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Ełk is to fly and train which takes 8h 2m and costs 370 zł - 2 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund station to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Dortmund central bus station and arriving at Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa Centralna and Łomża. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Elk via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin and Poznan Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
The distance between Dortmund and Ełk is 1207 km. The road distance is 1251.4 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Ełk without a car is to train and bus via Poznań which takes 13h 42m and costs 500 zł - 2 800 zł.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Dortmund to Ełk, including transfers.
Dortmund to Ełk bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
Dortmund to Ełk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Ełk is to bus which takes 19h 45m and costs 500 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 600 zł - 3 400 zł and takes 14h 40m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa Centralna and Łomża in around 19h 45m. Alternatively, 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 40m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–950
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,200
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–900
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 490–2,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 200–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 140–210
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–200
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 16–24
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–400
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 100–360
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 70–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–400
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Katowice to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–700
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–400
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 70–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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 Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 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
- zł 60–85
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–75
- 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
- zł 70–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–90
- 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 Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 23–35
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 23–35
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Marijampolė
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Katowice to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 270–490
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Katowice to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 150–230
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Katowice to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 60–70
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Poznan, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Łomża to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marijampole, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 430–470
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +48 (22) 123 75 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- pkspolonus.pl
Bus from Warszawa Centralna to Łomża
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–70
- Schedules at
- pkspolonus.pl
- Phone
- +48 87 300 02 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Łomża to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 26–550
- Book at
- Żak Express
Bus from Augustów to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 14–270
- Book at
- Żak Express
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Augustów
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 360–650
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Dortmund to Ełk bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Warszawa Centralna Station.
Dortmund to Ełk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Ełk is 1251 km. It takes approximately 10h 39m to drive from Dortmund to Ełk.
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