There are 11 ways to get from Málaga to Dortmund by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)AGP - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
6h 9m€82–320Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)AGP - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Dortmund Hbf
6h 41m€77–294Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Dortmund HbfTha
19h 24m€188–731Bus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Vitoria-GasteizAlgeciras
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus stationFlixBus N1153
38h 30m€156–249Drive 2,303.4 km
- Drive from Málaga to Dortmund2,303.4 km
22h 46m€364–525Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)AGP - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
7h 10m€106–267Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)AGP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
8h 39m€108–362Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)AGP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
8h 57m€99–459Fly to Weeze Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Weeze Airport (NRN)AGP - NRN
- Take the train from Weeze Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
8h 34mTrain
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to PerpignanTgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiTgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Dortmund HbfTha
22h 18m€273–713Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf41 / ...
39h 20m€124–328
Málaga to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Dortmund is to fly and train which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 6h 9m and costs €80 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Málaga and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Vitoria-Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 24m.
The distance between Málaga and Dortmund is 1937 km. The road distance is 2303.4 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Dortmund without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 24m and costs €180 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Málaga to Dortmund, including transfers.
Málaga to Dortmund bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Málaga station.
Málaga to Dortmund train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Dortmund is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 24m and costs €180 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €250 and takes 38h 30m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Dortmund Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 19h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Málaga to Dortmund central bus station via Vitoria-Gasteiz in around 38h 30m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.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
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €50–65
Train from Paris Nord to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €50–70
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €29–50
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–15
- 1st Class
- €16–27
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–15
- 1st Class
- €16–27
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Weeze Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Málaga to Dortmund bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Vitoria-Gasteiz station.
Málaga to Dortmund train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Dortmund is 2303 km. It takes approximately 22h 46m to drive from Málaga to Dortmund.
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