Dortmund to London flights

Dortmund to London Flights: An Overview 

The route from Dortmund to London is well served by airline providers, with flights from Dortmund to London departing throughout the day. The earliest flight departs around 6:00 a.m. with the final flight of the day departing at around 7:00 p.m. Most flights go to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London Stansted Airport (STN), or London Luton Airport (LTN), departing from Dortmund Airport (DTM). The distance between the two cities is around 640 kilometers, with a direct flight to Stansted or Luton taking one hour and 20 minutes. Most flights have one change, often in Munich, and this can take anywhere between four hours and 23 hours, depending on the length of the stopover in the southern city. London is one hour behind Dortmund.

Which airlines fly from Dortmund to London?

The route is served by four airlines: easyJet, Eurowings, Lufthansa and Ryanair. Ryanair and easyJet are the airlines that operate direct flights, while Lufthansa and Eurowings are the providers for the indirect flights. Some of the indirect flights are split between providers, with Lufthansa and Eurowings operating a leg each.

How long is the flight from Dortmund to London?

A direct flight from Dortmund to London takes one hour and 20 minutes, both when flying to London Stansted and to London Luton. The quickest indirect flight, operated by Lufthansa and Eurowings and departing at around 7:00 p.m. takes four hours and 35 minutes, including a stopover at Munich Airport of one and a half hours. The longest indirect flights involve two changes – one at Munich and another at Frankfurt am Main Airport. These flights take 22 hours and 35 minutes and include an overnight layover at Munich. Lufthansa is the airline on this route.

How many flights are there from Dortmund to London?

There are over 30 flight options from Dortmund to London a day, all year round. Only two of these are direct flights, which usually depart in the afternoon and evening. Ryanair operate the earlier plane, while easyJet provide the evening direct flight. The other flights are all indirect and there is a huge range of options for these, with departures spread throughout the day giving passengers flexibility when planning their travel.

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Dortmund to London? 

Departure Airport: Dortmund Airport is around 10 kilometers east of the city itself, near the town of Wickede. There is a special AirX train that connects Dortmund Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Airport. This departs every half an hour and takes around 22 minutes. There are also train connections from the Hauptbahnhof to Holzwickede train station, which is around 15 minutes walk from the airport. There is parking available at the airport from €15 a day, and a reasonable selection of duty-free shopping and cafés at the airport. Free WiFi is available throughout the terminal building.

Arrival Aiport: The two daily direct flights from Dortmund to London are to London Stansted and London Luton. The best way to get to the city from London Stansted is to get the Stansted Express train from the airport to London Liverpool Street. This takes between 40 minutes and one hour. To get from Luton to London, passengers should either take the shuttle bus from Luton Airport to Luton Airport Parkway train station, where they can board a train to London St Pancras International station, or take the National Express from Luton Airport to Victoria Coach Station. Both Stansted and Luton Airports are well stocked with shops and cafés and have parking available.