There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Ruhr by train, bus, night train, car, car train, plane, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
5h 11m€79–232Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Duisburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 9m€43–118Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Duisburg central train stationbus N885 / ...
11h 4m€62–91Drive 633.9 km
- Drive from Munich to Ruhrcar 633.9 km
5h 21m€117–169Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Ruhrcar
8h€150–190Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train, line 901 tram
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the tram from Duisburg Hbf to Duisburg Karlstr.tram
3h 31mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbftrain
4h 29m€99–264Fly 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 Oberhausen Hbftrain
5h 46m€152–331
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Ruhr is to bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Ruhr is to fly and train which takes 4h 29m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Ruhr. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Duisburg Goetheplatz via DU- Hbf Westeingang. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Ruhr. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Duisburg Karlstr. via Düsseldorf Hbf and Duisburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 11m.
The distance between Munich and Ruhr is 644 km. The road distance is 633.9 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Ruhr without a car is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs €75 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Munich to Ruhr, including transfers.
Munich to Ruhr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Ruhr train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Ruhr is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 11h 4m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Ruhr, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €100–210 and the journey takes 4h 34m. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) also services this route 6 times a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Duisburg central train station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €55–90 and the journey takes 10h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
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
- €65–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
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
- €65–430
- 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
- €75–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- 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 Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 203 6044555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG
Tram from Duisburg Hbf to Duisburg Karlstr.
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Duisburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Ruhr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Duisburg central train station.
Munich to Ruhr train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Ruhr is 634 km. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Munich to Ruhr.
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