There are 8 ways to get from Stuttgart to Dortmund by train, bus, rideshare, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 47 / ...
3h 21m€35–140Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Dortmund400.7 km
4h 37m€19–30Train, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N07 / ...
6h 45m€37–106Fly Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
5h 10m€143–329Drive 401.6 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Dortmundcar 401.6 km
4h 6m€57–82Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
3h 55m€110–311Fly Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane STR - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain
4h 44m€154–328Fly Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain
4h 52m€126–246
Stuttgart to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Dortmund is to rideshare which costs €19 - €30 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Dortmund is to train which takes 3h 21m and costs €35 - €140.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Dortmund Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 21m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Dortmund is 460 km. The road distance is 401.6 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 3h 21m and costs €35 - €140.
The train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf takes 3h 21m including transfers and departs hourly.
Stuttgart to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Dortmund train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Dortmund is 402 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Stuttgart to Dortmund.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Dortmund, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €35–140 and the journey takes 3h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–470
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–470
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €35–60
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- 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/
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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