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How to get fromDortmund to Slovakiaby train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train

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There are 8 ways to get from Dortmund to Slovakia by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava centrebus bus
    5h 27m
    €97–319

  2. Night train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Bratislava Most SNP Novy Mostbus bus : Bratislava Central Bus Station - Vienna Central Train Station / ...
    14h 24m
    €63–162

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Schwarzach-St.Veitcartrain train
    3. Drive from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Bratislavacar car
    13h 47m
    €193–269

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund to Stadtarchiv Düsseldorfbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus N361 / ...
    17h 5m

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava centrebus bus
    5h 57m
    €68–294

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava centrebus bus
    6h 28m
    €113–263

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train Rrr 2502 / ...
    14h 15m
    €125–235

  8. Drive  936.1 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Bratislavacar car 936.1 km
    8h 54m
    €146–211

Dortmund to Slovakia by night train and bus

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration14h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€63Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 916.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 27m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Slovakia?

You can take a bus from Dortmund to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf and Düsseldorf central bus station in around 17h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Bratislava hl.st. via Wien Hbf in around 14h 15m.

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