There are 10 ways to get from Munich to Düsseldorf by train, bus, car, plane, car train, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
4h 33m€35–490Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Düsseldorf591.8 km
6h 23m€24–35Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N28 / ...
8h 10m€35–90Drive 590.1 km
- Drive from Munich to Düsseldorfcar 590.1 km
5h 34m€84–121Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
3h 15m€86–219Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to D-Friedrichstadt Strain S11
6h 50m€116–472Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Düsseldorfcar
7h 24m€130–170Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Duesseldorf-Bilktrain
3h 58mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
3h 58m€102–375Fly 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 Düsseldorf Hbftrain
5h 23m€160–379
Munich to Düsseldorf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Düsseldorf is to rideshare which costs €24 - €35 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Düsseldorf is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs €85 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Düsseldorf central bus station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from München Hbf and arriving at Düsseldorf Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Munich and Düsseldorf is 619 km. The road distance is 590.1 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Düsseldorf without a car is to train which takes 4h 33m and costs €35 - €490.
The train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf takes 4h 33m including transfers and departs hourly.
Munich to Düsseldorf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Düsseldorf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Düsseldorf is to train which takes 4h 33m and costs €35 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €90 and takes 8h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €220 and takes 3h 15m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Düsseldorf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €110–490 and the journey takes 4h 33m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Düsseldorf central bus station every 4 hours. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 8h 10m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- 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
- €65–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–115
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–115
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to D-Friedrichstadt S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Duesseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- [email protected]
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Munich central bus station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Munich to Düsseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Düsseldorf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Munich to Düsseldorf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Düsseldorf is 590 km. It takes approximately 5h 34m to drive from Munich to Düsseldorf.
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