There are 9 ways to get from Luthern to Dortmund by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ic21 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbftrain 43
7h 6m€91–219Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus RegioJet 22
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus stationbus FlixBus N07
11h 45m€38–65Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
10h 41mDrive 635.8 km
- Drive from Luthern to Dortmundcar 635.8 km
5h 30m€109–158Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 21m€96–296Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 41m€126–308Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 57m€98–325Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain
7h 17m€134–398Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MXP - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 30m€91–278
Luthern to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Dortmund is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Dortmund is to train and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Luthern to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
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 6m.
The distance between Luthern and Dortmund is 681 km. The road distance is 635.8 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 7h 6m and costs €90 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Luthern to Dortmund, including transfers.
Luthern to Dortmund bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse 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 6m and costs €90 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 11h 45m.
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 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Dortmund central bus station via Zurich Bus Station in around 11h 45m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- 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
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- 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 1m
- 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
- €70–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Duesseldorf Flughafen 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 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
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- 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 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Luthern to Dortmund bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai.
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 636 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Luthern to Dortmund.
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