There are 9 ways to get from Munich to Bochum by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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 Dortmund Hbf
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 47 / ...
5h 44m€112–232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bochum central stationbus N885 / ...
9h 20m€35–85Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Dortmund Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 22m€42–118Drive 613.4 km
- Drive from Munich to Bochumcar 613.4 km
5h 9m€114–165Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain 62 / ...
6h 17m€100–220Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Bochumcar
7h 23m€145–185Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
3h 38m€91–236Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain
4h 25m€87–277Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Bochum Hbftrain
5h 35m€138–309
Munich to Bochum by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Bochum is to bus which costs €35 - €85 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Bochum is to fly and train which takes 3h 38m and costs €90 - €240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Bochum central station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from München Hbf and arriving at Bochum Hbf. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 17m.
The distance between Munich and Bochum is 711 km. The road distance is 613.4 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Bochum without a car is to train via Dortmund Hbf which takes 5h 44m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Munich to Bochum, including transfers.
Munich to Bochum bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Bochum train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Bochum is to train via Dortmund Hbf which takes 5h 44m and costs €110 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €85 and takes 9h 20m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Bochum, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Dortmund Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €110–230 and the journey takes 5h 31m. MSM Partyzug also services this route once a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Bochum central station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €55–85 and the journey takes 9h 20m. Trans Turist also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bochum central station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- [email protected]
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bochum central station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Bochum bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bochum central station.
Munich to Bochum train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Bochum is 613 km. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Munich to Bochum.
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