There are 6 ways to get from Dortmund to Ulm by train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
4h 43m€85–160Drive 494.7 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Ulmcar 494.7 km
4h 36m€89–129Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 16m€115–302Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 8m€127–334Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 27m€138–276Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FMO - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 47m€155–352
Dortmund to Ulm by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Ulm is to train which costs €85 - €160 and takes 4h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Ulm is to drive which takes 4h 36m and costs €85 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Ulm Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Dortmund and Ulm is 541 km. The road distance is 494.7 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Ulm without a car is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs €85 - €160.
The train from Dortmund Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof takes 4h 43m including transfers and departs hourly.
Dortmund to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
Dortmund to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Ulm is 495 km. It takes approximately 4h 36m to drive from Dortmund to Ulm.
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What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Ulm, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Dortmund Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €85–160 and the journey takes 4h 43m.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Train operators
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €23–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–45
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €23–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–45
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €23–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
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