How to travel from Munich to Düsseldorf

There are 3 travel options from Munich to Düsseldorf: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Düsseldorf from Munich is by taking a coach, which costs on average €19.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Munich to Düsseldorf:

Taking a coach costs €61 less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of €80.

A coach is €3 less than a train with an average ticket price of €22 from Munich to Düsseldorf.

The fastest way from Munich to Düsseldorf is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 10 min.

There are alternative travel options to Düsseldorf that take longer:

Coach takes on average 8 h 10 min.

Train takes on average 4 h 43 min.

The distance from Munich to Düsseldorf is approximately 486 km.

The average frequency per day from Munich to Düsseldorf is:

• Around 10 coaches per day.
• 15 flights a day.
• Around 9 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Munich and Düsseldorf as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Munich to Düsseldorf:

• Coaches most often depart from Munich at Munich, Central Bus Station (ZOB) and arrive in Düsseldorf at Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf.
• Flights mostly leave from Munich Airport and tend to arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
• Trains from Munich to Düsseldorf most often leave from Munich Hbf and arrive in Düsseldorf Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Munich to Düsseldorf:

• FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus can take you to Düsseldorf by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Munich to Düsseldorf for €19.
• Travel with Eurowings, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Air Baltic or Smartwings for flights to Düsseldorf. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Smartwings Munich to Düsseldorf tickets on Omio for €70.
• Travel with Deutsche Bahn or FlixTrain to go to Düsseldorf by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Deutsche Bahn Munich to Düsseldorf tickets on Omio for €22.

Yes, there are direct routes from Munich to Düsseldorf with the following travel companies:

• You can find 6 direct coaches per day to Düsseldorf with FlixBus.
• You can find 14 direct flights per day to Düsseldorf with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline (2) or Smartwings.
• You can find 3 direct trains per day to Düsseldorf with Deutsche Bahn.

Direct services to Düsseldorf tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.