There are 7 ways to get from Esslingen to Dortmund by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Esslingen to Dortmund Hbftrain 42 / ...
4h 27m€75–85Drive 409.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Esslingen to Dortmundcar 409.8 km
4h 7m€58–83Fly Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 41m€137–330Train via Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 47 / ...
4h 33m€75–96Fly Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 20m€152–228Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 2m€128–314Train to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Esslingen to Ravensburg, Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 36m€183–384
Esslingen to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Dortmund is to drive which costs €55 - €85 and takes 4h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Dortmund is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs €55 - €85.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Esslingen and arriving at Dortmund Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 27m.
The distance between Esslingen and Dortmund is 471 km. The road distance is 409.8 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs €75 - €85.
The train from Esslingen to Dortmund Hbf takes 4h 27m including transfers and departs once daily.
Esslingen to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Esslingen station.
Esslingen to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Dortmund is 410 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Esslingen to Dortmund.
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What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Esslingen to Dortmund Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €75–85 and the journey takes 4h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–56
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen 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 Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Esslingen to Ravensburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
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