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How to get fromDortmund to Modenaby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Modena by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

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    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    5h 21m
    €89–354

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modenatrain train Fr
    13h 24m
    €133–859

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Modenabus bus Catania– Dortmund
    16h 32m

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to S. Felice Sul Panarotrain train Re
    20h 23m
    €142–494

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    6h 30m

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    6h 32m
    €129–476

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    3. Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Modenatrain train
    7h 34m
    €110–339

  8. Bus via Bologna

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    18h 58m
    €102–220

  9. Drive 1,051.3 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Modenacar car 1,051.3 km
    9h 49m
    €166–239

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Modenacar car
    14h 10m
    €211–303

Dortmund to Modena by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration13h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€133Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 935 km
  • Duration: 5h 21m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Modena, Italy?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Modena via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 24m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Dortmund Hbf to Modena twice a week, and the journey takes 16h 32m.

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