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There are 8 ways to get from Dortmund to Košice by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Košice International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane DUS - KSC
    6h 16m
    €120–316

  2. Train via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosicetrain train Ic
    17h 56m
    €134–267

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Košicebus bus N161
    26h 40m
    €143–224

  4. Drive  1,237 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Košicecar car 1,237 km
    12h 25m
    €229–330

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Košice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane CGN - KSC
    8h 29m
    €121–411

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DUS - BUD
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle bus
    8h 11m
    €120–301

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain train 525 / ...
    19h 48m
    €148–267

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Oberbilk S Utrain train S1
    2. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Prešovbus bus
    28h 29m

Dortmund to Košice by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration17h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€134Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,143.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 16m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Košice, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Kosice via Berlin-Spandau and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 17h 56m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Košice 6 times a week. Tickets cost €130–210 and the journey takes 24h 40m.

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