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Compare train, bus, and flight for Amsterdam to Dortmund
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Amsterdam to Dortmund among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €27 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 47m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €27, while a flight costs an average of €492.
Distance: 201 km
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Most popular Train | Bus | Flight |
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€58 Average price | €27 Average price Cheapest | €492 Average price |
3h 47m Average total duration Fastest 3h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 46m Average total duration 5h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 3m Average total duration 3h 3m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Dortmund:
A bus is €31 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Amsterdam to Dortmund costing on average €58.
A bus is €466 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Dortmund costing on average €492.
Other travel options to Dortmund take longer:
Flight takes on average 5h 3m.
Bus takes on average 5h 46m.
Travel optionsfrom Amsterdam to Dortmund
How to get from Amsterdam to Dortmund by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Amsterdam to Dortmund is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus8:15 PM3h50Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)12:05 AMDortmund, ZOB am Hbf€161One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus8:15 PM3h50Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)12:05 AMDortmund, ZOB am Hbf€161One-way0 transfers
Fastest
KL17976:55 AM0h45Amsterdam Airport Schiphol7:40 AMDusseldorf Airport€6211One-way0 transfers
Other options
- IC 60403 · ICE 229:01 PM5h16Amsterdam Centraal2:17 AMDortmund Hbf€351One-way1 transfer
- ICE 221 · 63617 · 267376:33 PM4h04Amsterdam Centraal10:37 PMDortmund Hbf€551One-way2 transfers
- ICE 221 · 264356:33 PM4h17Amsterdam Centraal10:50 PMDortmund Hbf€591One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus3:20 PM4h25Schiphol, Airport Terminal 17:45 PMDortmund, ZOB am Hbf€171One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus3:00 PM4h45Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)7:45 PMDortmund, ZOB am Hbf€171One-way0 transfers
03:45 PM3h45Amsterdam7:30 PMDortmund€241One-way0 transfers
- KL1819+ICE 91612:30 PM5h47Amsterdam Airport Schiphol6:17 PMDortmund Hbf€2621One-way1 transfer
- KL1815+ICE 2008:25 AM6h03Amsterdam Airport Schiphol2:28 PMDortmund Hbf€2621One-way1 transfer
- KL1817+ICE 9169:55 AM8h22Amsterdam Airport Schiphol6:17 PMDortmund Hbf€2621One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Dortmund:
A bus is €31 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Amsterdam to Dortmund costing on average €58.
A bus is €466 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Dortmund costing on average €492.
Other travel options to Dortmund take longer:
Flight takes on average 5h 3m.
Bus takes on average 5h 46m.
- Around 21 flights per day.
- Around 10 buses per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Amsterdam and Dortmund as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Amsterdam Centraal and arrive in Dortmund Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) and arrive in Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf.
- Travel with FlixBus, Sindbad, Union Ivkoni International, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Dortmund by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, VIAS Rail GmbH to go to Dortmund by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, KLM Cityhopper, Swiss, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, KLM, Air Dolomiti, Qatar Airways, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, ITA, British Airways, Edelweiss Air to go to Dortmund by flight.
- 10 direct buses per day with FlixBus, Sindbad, Union Ivkoni International.
- 3 direct flights per day with KLM Cityhopper, KLM.
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