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Compare coach, train and flight for Birmingham to Dortmund
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Birmingham to Dortmund among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £53. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 11h 45m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £53, and a train costs an average of £332.
Distance: 650 km
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£87 Average Price Cheapest | £346 Average Price |
18h 2m Average total duration 17h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 12h 15m Average total duration Fastest 11h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Dortmund from Birmingham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Birmingham to Dortmund is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus4:5023h10Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway5:00Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£1001One-way2 changes
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FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus4:5023h10Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway5:00Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£1001One-way2 changes
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FlixBus · FlixBus16:2017h10Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway10:30Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£1291One-way1 change
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FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus19:3018h30Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway15:00Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£1071One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus19:0019h00Birmingham15:00Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf£1071One-way2 changes
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FlixTrain15:3020h59Birmingham13:29Dortmund Hbf£1251One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Birmingham to Dortmund
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This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Dortmund:
A coach is £80 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Birmingham to Dortmund costing on average £167.
A coach is £258 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Birmingham to Dortmund costing on average £346.
Other travel options to Dortmund take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 45m.
Coach takes on average 17h 32m.
- Around 30 flights per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Birmingham and Dortmund as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway and arrive in Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf.
- Flights mostly depart from Birmingham International Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast to go to Dortmund by train.
- Travel with Infobus, FlixBus to go to Dortmund by coach.
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