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How to get fromDortmund to Modenaby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Dortmund to Modena by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    5h 44m
    €103–366

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    6h 50m
    €89–397

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the bus from Basel to Modenabus bus
    11h 2m
    €178–486

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Modenabus bus Catania– Dortmund
    16h 32m
    €140–210

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to S. Felice Sul Panarotrain train Re
    21h 11m
    €139–435

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    6h 59m
    €152–476

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    3. Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Modenatrain train
    7h 55m
    €114–331

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Chiassotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    14h 3m
    €264–1,100

  9. Bus via Bologna

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    19h 24m
    €99–212

  10. Drive  1,051.3 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Modenacar car 1,051.3 km
    9h 50m
    €167–240

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Modenacar car
    14h 10m
    €212–303

Dortmund to Modena by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration14h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€264Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 935.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 44m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Modena, Italy?

Onebus operates a bus from Dortmund Hbf to Modena twice a week. Tickets cost €140–210 and the journey takes 16h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Modena via Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 14h 3m.

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