There are 8 ways to get from Dortmund to Košice by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane DUS - KSC
6h 16m€109–297Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 505 / ...
19h 30m€92–208Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosicetrain Ic
17h 47m€195–608Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Lviv bus Stationbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Lviv to Košicebus Kyiv-Eger
18h 22m€122–191Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane CGN - KSC
8h 25mFly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane DTM - KSC
8h 47m€100–280Train, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Derendorf Strain S1
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Košicebus
27h 56mDrive 1,238.9 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Košicecar 1,238.9 km
12h 26m€186–269
Dortmund to Košice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Košice is to night train and train which costs €90 - €210 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Košice is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund to Košice. However, there are services departing from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr and arriving at Košice via Lviv Stryiska St, 109 and Lviv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Košice. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Kosice via Berlin Suedkreuz and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 47m.
The distance between Dortmund and Košice is 1143 km. The road distance is 1238.9 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Košice without a car is to train which takes 17h 47m and costs €190 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Dortmund to Košice, including transfers.
Dortmund to Košice bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr station.
Dortmund to Košice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Košice is to train which takes 17h 47m and costs €190 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 18h 22m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €280 and takes 8h 47m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Kosice via S Südkreuz Bhf, Berlin Suedkreuz, and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 17h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Košice via Lviv bus Station, Lviv Stryiska St, 109, Lviv Dvirtseva Sq, 1, and Lviv in around 18h 22m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Košice International Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Košice International Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Košice International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Derendorf S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Lviv bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Lviv to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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More Questions & Answers
Dortmund to Košice bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Lviv bus Station.
Dortmund to Košice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Südkreuz Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Košice is 1239 km. It takes approximately 12h 26m to drive from Dortmund to Košice.
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