There are 7 ways to get from Dortmund to Elmshorn by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
3h 31m€27–73Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Hamburgbus Ivano-Frankivsk
4h 30mDrive 367.3 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Elmshorncar 367.3 km
3h 8m€51–74Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
4h 10m€100–283Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Hamburg Central Bus Stationbus Odesa
6h 28m€67–78Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain 1392
3h 20m€123–159Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
5h 31m€100–257
Dortmund to Elmshorn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Elmshorn is to train which costs €27 - €75 and takes 3h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Elmshorn is to drive which takes 3h 8m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Elmshorn. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Elmshorn via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 31m.
The distance between Dortmund and Elmshorn is 374 km. The road distance is 367.3 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Elmshorn without a car is to train which takes 3h 31m and costs €27 - €75.
It takes approximately 3h 31m to get from Dortmund to Elmshorn, including transfers.
Dortmund to Elmshorn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Elmshorn is to train which takes 3h 31m and costs €27 - €75. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 4h 30m.
Dortmund to Elmshorn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Elmshorn is 367 km. It takes approximately 3h 8m to drive from Dortmund to Elmshorn.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Elmshorn, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €18–60 and the journey takes 2h 50m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Hamburg once daily, and the journey takes 3h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Hamburg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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