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

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There are 9 ways to get from Dortmund to Malmö by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    4h 51m
    kr 976–3,493

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus bus N74
    13h 29m
    kr 817–1,344

  3. Train via Copenhagen Lufthavn

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train Ece
    9h 14m
    kr 1,212–1,921

  4. Drive  832.8 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Malmöcar car 832.8 km
    7h 25m
    kr 1,561–2,255

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane FRA - CPH
    6h 17m
    kr 1,794–4,451

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane HAJ - CPH
    6h 13m
    kr 1,213–4,019

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane AMS - CPH
    7h 15m
    kr 1,115–4,116

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    9h 34m
    kr 1,268–2,687

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Hamburgbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp stationtrain train 344
    14h 50m
    kr 1,223–1,630

Dortmund to Malmö by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration9h 14mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,212Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 720.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 51m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Malmö, Sweden?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Malmö, Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Copenhagen Lufthavn in around 9h 14m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Copenhagen Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost kr 750–1,200 and the journey takes 11h 50m.

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