There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Lecce by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, night train, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane DUS - BDS
7h 41m€94–284Fly from Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane DTM - BDS
9h 36m€62–275Train via Milan
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Leccetrain Fr
20h 27m€250–544Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N07 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Metapontobus
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Leccebus 578
27h 6m€137–192Drive 1,906.7 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Leccecar 1,906.7 km
17h 36m€297–429Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane CGN - BDS
8h 15m€96–341Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Anconatrain 89
- Take the train from Ancona to Leccetrain Fr
22h 27m€178–582Train, night train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia Mestrenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Leccetrain Fr
26h€187–585Bus via Taranto
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N07 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Tarantobus
- Take the bus from Taranto to Leccebus 570 / ...
31h€134–222Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Leccecar
18h 31m€290–1,284
Dortmund to Lecce by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Lecce is to train and fly which costs €90 - €290 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Lecce is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €90 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund station to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Dortmund central bus station and arriving at Lecce via Frankfurt and Metaponto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Lecce via Basel SBB, Zürich HB, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 27m.
The distance between Dortmund and Lecce is 1576 km. The road distance is 1906.7 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Lecce without a car is to train via Milan which takes 20h 27m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Dortmund to Lecce, including transfers.
Dortmund to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
Dortmund to Lecce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Lecce is to train via Milan which takes 20h 27m and costs €250 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €200 and takes 27h 6m, you could also fly, which costs €60 - €280 and takes 9h 36m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Lecce via Basel SBB, Zürich HB, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 20h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Lecce via Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, and Metaponto in around 27h 6m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Brindisi Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €14–20
- Base Standard
- €30–45
- Base Premium
- €35–55
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €100–160
- 1st Class
- €220–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Metaponto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Taranto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Taranto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Dortmund to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Dortmund to Lecce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Lecce is 1907 km. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Dortmund to Lecce.
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