There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Dortmund by bus, train, rideshare, plane, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N23 / ...
5h 6m€27–50Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Leipzig to Dortmund383.3 km
5h 3m€19Train
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
7h 12m€55–104Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LEJ - DUS
6h 29m€159–334Drive 383.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Dortmundcar 383.1 km
4h 4m€54–78Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden-Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
5h 35m€137–424Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 37m
Leipzig to Dortmund by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Dortmund is to rideshare which costs €19 and takes 5h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Dortmund is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €50 - €80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Dortmund central bus station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 6m.
The distance between Leipzig and Dortmund is 391 km. The road distance is 383.1 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Dortmund without a car is to bus which takes 5h 6m and costs €27 - €50.
The bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus station takes 5h 6m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Leipzig to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Dortmund is to bus which takes 5h 6m and costs €27 - €50. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 7h 12m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €340 and takes 6h 29m.
Leipzig to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Dortmund is 383 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Leipzig to Dortmund.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €27–50 and the journey takes 5h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund Hbf via Halle, Halle(Saale)Hbf, and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 7h 12m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Leipzig to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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