There are 5 ways to get from Gera to Dortmund by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 51
5h 10m€70–85Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gera central train station to Hallebus 052
- Take the bus from Halle to Dortmund central bus stationbus N23 / ...
7h€27–49Drive 382 km
- Drive from Gera to Dortmundcar 382 km
3h 36m€55–79Train, fly
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 7mTrain via Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain Re
6h 48m€76–122
Gera to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gera to Dortmund is to bus which costs €27 - €50 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Gera to Dortmund is to drive which takes 3h 36m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Gera station to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Gera central train station and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Halle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gera Hbf and arriving at Dortmund Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Gera and Dortmund is 456 km. The road distance is 382 km.
The best way to get from Gera to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs €70 - €85.
The train from Gera Hbf to Dortmund Hbf takes 5h 10m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Gera to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gera central train station.
Gera to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Gera Hbf station.
The best way to get from Gera to Dortmund is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs €70 - €85. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €50 and takes 7h.
What companies run services between Gera, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Gera Hbf to Dortmund Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €70–85 and the journey takes 5h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gera central train station to Dortmund central bus station via Halle in around 7h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- 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
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- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
Train from Gera Hbf to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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
- +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
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gera central train station to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Halle to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Gera to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halle station.
Gera to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gera to Dortmund is 382 km. It takes approximately 3h 36m to drive from Gera to Dortmund.
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