There are 8 ways to get from Zwickau 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
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Messetrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dortmund Hbftrain 51
6h 35m€107–478Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Zwickau to Dortmund423.5 km
5h 29m€26Bus
- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Chemnitz central bus stationbus 321 / ...
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Brunswick central stationbus 182
- Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Dortmundbus
9h 21mDrive 421.9 km
- Drive from Zwickau to Dortmundcar 421.9 km
3h 56m€60–87Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 19m€170–458Train via Leipzig
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
7h€106–462Train via Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain Re
8h 17mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h€170–490
Zwickau to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Dortmund is to rideshare which costs €26 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Dortmund is to drive which takes 3h 56m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at Dortmund via Chemnitz central bus station and Braunschweig, Berliner Platz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Leipzig Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 35m.
The distance between Zwickau and Dortmund is 573 km. The road distance is 421.9 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 6h 35m and costs €100 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Zwickau to Dortmund, including transfers.
Zwickau to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zwickau central train station.
Zwickau to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Dortmund is to train which takes 6h 35m and costs €100 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 21m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf via Leipzig Messe in around 6h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to Dortmund via Chemnitz central bus station and Braunschweig, Berliner Platz in around 9h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Website
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Zwickau to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Zwickau to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chemnitz central bus station.
Zwickau to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Messe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to Dortmund is 422 km. It takes approximately 3h 56m to drive from Zwickau to Dortmund.
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