There are 8 ways to get from Dortmund to Lecce by train, plane, bus, car, train (Trenitalia), or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane DUS - BDS
6h 28m€94–345Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane CGN - BDS
7h 2m€75–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the bus from Basel to Milano - Famagostabus
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Leccetrain Fr
19h 20m€264–556Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Baribus
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain Fr / ...
29h 41m€212–300Drive 1,905.8 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Leccecar 1,905.8 km
17h 29m€309–446Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 43
- Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mediopadana R.Emiliatrain
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Leccetrain Fr
21h 33m€376–785Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus 037
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Baribus
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Stationbus
30h 49m€168–270Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Leccecar
22h 51m€313–454
Dortmund to Lecce by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Lecce is to train and fly which costs €70 - €300 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Lecce is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €90 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund station to Lecce station. However, there are services departing from Dortmund central bus station and arriving at Lecce Central Bus Station via Frankfurt central train station and Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Lecce via Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 33m.
The distance between Dortmund and Lecce is 1573 km. The road distance is 1905.8 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Lecce without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 20m and costs €260 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Dortmund to Lecce, including transfers.
Dortmund to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
Dortmund to Lecce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Lecce is to train which takes 21h 33m and costs €370 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €270 and takes 30h 49m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Lecce via Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 21h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Lecce Central Bus Station via Frankfurt central train station, Bari, and Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi in around 30h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Mediopadana R.Emilia
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Milano - Famagosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Dortmund Hbf to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- 0832.871016
- [email protected]
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
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Booking & Getting There
Dortmund to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Dortmund to Lecce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Lecce is 1906 km. It takes approximately 17h 29m to drive from Dortmund to Lecce.
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