There are 6 ways to get from Elmshorn to Dortmund by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
3h 58m€66–260Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Dortmund central bus stationbus N1360a / ...
6h 52m€28–50Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Bf. Elmshorn to Hauptbahnhof/ZOBbus Re6 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
5h 56mDrive 366.2 km
- Drive from Elmshorn to Dortmundcar 366.2 km
3h 6m€53–76Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
3h 54m€103–267Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 35m€134–414
Elmshorn to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elmshorn to Dortmund is to bus which costs €28 - €50 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Elmshorn to Dortmund is to drive which takes 3h 6m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Elmshorn to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Bf. Elmshorn and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Elmshorn to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Elmshorn and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 58m.
The distance between Elmshorn and Dortmund is 374 km. The road distance is 366.2 km.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 3h 58m and costs €65 - €260.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Elmshorn to Dortmund, including transfers.
Elmshorn to Dortmund bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Bf. Elmshorn station.
Elmshorn to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Dortmund is to train which takes 3h 58m and costs €65 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Hamburg, which costs and takes 5h 56m.
What companies run services between Elmshorn, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €60–250 and the journey takes 2h 47m. MSM Partyzug also services this route once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bf. Elmshorn to Dortmund central bus station via Hauptbahnhof/ZOB and Hamburg in around 5h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Elmshorn to Hauptbahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- 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 Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Elmshorn to Dortmund bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hauptbahnhof/ZOB station.
Elmshorn to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elmshorn to Dortmund is 366 km. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Elmshorn to Dortmund.
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