There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Modena by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)DUS - BLQ
5h 37m€90–547Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bologna CentraleN537
- Take the bus from Bologna - Autostazione to Modena - Autostazione
19h 47m€58–93Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Modena
11h 10m€175–1,109Train, night train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Pasing47 / ...
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to ModenaNj
17h 6m€151–445Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CGN - BLQ
6h 27m€92–588Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)FRA - BLQ
6h 37m€138–629Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)DUS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modena
7h 47m€109–377Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenaIc
13h 33m€92–498Train, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Zürich HBNightjet
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Modena Terminal GottardiItabus
18h 43m€126–415Drive 1,052.4 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Modena1,052.4 km
9h 55m€166–239
Dortmund to Modena by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Modena is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Modena is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €90 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund station to Modena. However, there are services departing from Dortmund central bus station and arriving at Modena - Autostazione via Bologna - Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Modena. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Modena via Pasing and Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 6m.
The distance between Dortmund and Modena is 942 km. The road distance is 1052.4 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Modena without a car is to bus which takes 19h 47m and costs €55 - €95.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Dortmund to Modena, including transfers.
Dortmund to Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
Dortmund to Modena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Modena is to bus which takes 19h 47m and costs €55 - €95. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €500 and takes 13h 33m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Modena, Italy?
You can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Modena - Autostazione via Bologna - Autostazione in around 19h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Modena via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 33m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- 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
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €50–65
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–55
- Comfort
- €40–60
- Premium
- €60–80
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €190–320
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €100–150
- 1st Class
- €210–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Bologna - Autostazione to Modena - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Dortmund to Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Dortmund to Modena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Modena is 1052 km. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Dortmund to Modena.
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