There are 9 ways to get from Luthern to Dortmund by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBIr27 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbf43
7h 20m€76–209Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus StationN401 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus stationN07
11h 30m€38–105Train, night train
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBEc / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfNj
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund HbfRe
11h 1m€81–427Drive 637.7 km
- Drive from Luthern to Dortmund637.7 km
5h 36m€110–159Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
5h 8m€100–298Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
5h 31m€123–330Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
5h 47m€102–322Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
7h 18m€172–434Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
6h 54m€138–360
Luthern to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Dortmund is to bus which costs €35 - €110 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Dortmund is to train and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Luthern to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Luthern to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Luthern and Dortmund is 681 km. The road distance is 637.7 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 7h 20m and costs €75 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Luthern to Dortmund, including transfers.
Luthern to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Luzern station.
Luthern to Dortmund train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Luthern to Dortmund is to train which takes 7h 20m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €110 and takes 11h 30m.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Luzern to Dortmund Hbf via Basel SBB in around 7h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern to Dortmund central bus station via Zurich Bus Station in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €40–55
- Comfort
- €40–60
- Premium
- €60–85
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Luthern to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Luthern to Dortmund train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luthern to Dortmund is 638 km. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Luthern to Dortmund.
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