There are 8 ways to get from Rostock to Dortmund by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
6h 2m€44–114Bus
- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1386 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 4mDrive 513.4 km
- Drive from Rostock to Dortmundcar 513.4 km
4h 21m€72–104Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 4m€116–336Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 33 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstrbus Odesa
9h 24m€81–119Drive, car train
- Drive from Rostock to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain
- Drive from Göttingen to Dortmundcar
5h 32m€141–186Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 40m€107–341Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 32m€94–360
Rostock to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Dortmund is to train which costs €40 - €120 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Dortmund is to drive which takes 4h 21m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Rostock station to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Rostock central bus station and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Hamburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 2m.
The distance between Rostock and Dortmund is 535 km. The road distance is 513.4 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 6h 2m and costs €40 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Rostock to Dortmund, including transfers.
Rostock to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Dortmund is to train which takes 6h 2m and costs €40 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 4m.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Dortmund central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Hamburg in around 8h 4m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- 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
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 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 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Rostock to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Rostock to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Dortmund is 513 km. It takes approximately 4h 21m to drive from Rostock to Dortmund.
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