There are 8 ways to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf47 / ...
3h 20m€50–250Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Düsseldorf central bus stationN228 / ...
8h€28–55Drive 477.8 km
- Drive from Ulm to Düsseldorf477.8 km
4h 24m€67–97Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MUC - DUS
4h 38m€110–288Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Koeln HbfIce
5h 19m€55–183Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)FRA - DUS
4h 14m€116–298Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MUC - CGN
4h 50m€116–333Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
4h 54m€138–307
Ulm to Düsseldorf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf is to bus which costs €28 - €55 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €50 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ulm and arriving at Düsseldorf central bus station station. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Düsseldorf Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 20m.
The distance between Ulm and Düsseldorf is 472 km. The road distance is 477.8 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf without a car is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €50 - €250.
The train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf takes 3h 20m including transfers and departs hourly.
Ulm to Düsseldorf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Düsseldorf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €50 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €28 - €55 and takes 8h.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Düsseldorf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €50–140 and the journey takes 3h 20m. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Ulm to Düsseldorf central bus station 6 times a week. Tickets cost €28–55 and the journey takes 8h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- 1st Class
- €150–250
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €17–25
- First Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €18–27
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ulm to Düsseldorf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Ulm to Düsseldorf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Düsseldorf is 478 km. It takes approximately 4h 24m to drive from Ulm to Düsseldorf.
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