There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Dortmund by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Reinickendorf
best- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandautrain Rj
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
5h 29m€103–498Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Dresden to Dortmund511.4 km
5h 13m€24–40Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N23 / ...
6h 50m€40–75Drive 511.6 km
- Drive from Dresden to Dortmundcar 511.6 km
4h 24m€73–106Fly Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
3h 27m€137–434Train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Dortmund Hbftrain 51 / ...
6h 3m€100–460Train via Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Drf
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain Re
7h 41mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
4h 33m€134–405Fly Dresden Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain
4h 55m€193–516
Dresden to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Dortmund is to rideshare which costs €24 - €40 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 3h 27m and costs €130 - €440.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Dortmund central bus station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 50m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt and arriving at Dortmund Hbf. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 3m.
The distance between Dresden and Dortmund is 639 km. The road distance is 511.6 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Dortmund without a car is to train via Reinickendorf which takes 5h 29m and costs €100 - €500.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Dresden to Dortmund, including transfers.
Dresden to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Dortmund train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Dresden-Neustadt station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Dortmund is to train via Reinickendorf which takes 5h 29m and costs €100 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 6h 50m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Dresden-Neustadt to Dortmund Hbf via S Spandau Bhf in around 5h 29m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Dortmund central bus station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €40–75 and the journey takes 6h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Dresden to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Dresden to Dortmund train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Berlin-Spandau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Dortmund is 512 km. It takes approximately 4h 24m to drive from Dresden to Dortmund.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Dresden and Dortmund. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.