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How to get fromRome to Dortmundby plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Rome to Dortmund by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FCO - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    5h 42m
    €93–298

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbftrain train 43
    14h 25m
    €255–540

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Dortmund Hbfbus bus Catania– Dortmund
    20h 16m
    €170–240

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    21h 25m
    €329–525

  5. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FCO - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    6h 48m

  6. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FCO - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    6h 46m
    €99–245

  7. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane FCO - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    8h 5m
    €104–324

  8. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane FCO - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    8h 21m
    €96–381

  9. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus N77
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N07 / ...
    25h 10m
    €128–192

  10. Drive  1,445.9 km

    1. Drive from Rome to Dortmundcar car 1,445.9 km
    13h 21m
    €234–337

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rome to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Dortmundcar car
    15h 37m
    €256–355

Rome to Dortmund by train

Calendar73Weekly Trains
Duration14h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€255Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,236.4 km
  • Duration: 5h 42m

What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Dortmund, Germany?

You can take a train from Roma Termini to Dortmund Hbf via Milano Centrale and Basel SBB in around 14h 25m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Dortmund Hbf twice a week. Tickets cost €170–240 and the journey takes 20h 16m.

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