How to get to Dortmund from Essen

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Travel Information from Essen to Dortmund

Distance20 miles
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range£3 - £7
Cheapest modeTrain • £3 • 20 min
Fastest modeTrain • £3 • 20 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus or Deutsche Bahn

Travel 20 miles by train or coach to Dortmund from Essen. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Essen to Dortmund.

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from Essen to Dortmund

How to get to Dortmund from Essen by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Essen to Dortmund is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixTrainFlixTrain
11:040h25
Essen Hbf
11:29Dortmund Hbf
£41One-way
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Cheapest

FlixTrainFlixTrain
11:040h25
Essen Hbf
11:29Dortmund Hbf
£41One-way
0 changes

Fastest

Deutsche BahnICE 1545
08:480h21
Essen Hbf
09:09Dortmund Hbf
£191One-way
0 changes

Other options

FlixTrainFlixTrain
17:040h25
Essen Hbf
17:29Dortmund Hbf
£41One-way
0 changes
FlixTrainFlixTrain
07:030h23
Essen Hbf
07:26Dortmund Hbf
£41One-way
0 changes
Deutsche BahnICE 845
08:210h22
Essen Hbf
08:43Dortmund Hbf
£101One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Essen to Dortmund

Travel to Dortmund easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Essen to Dortmund.

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There are 2 travel options between Essen and Dortmund. You can take a train or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Dortmund from Essen is by taking a train, which costs on average £3.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Essen to Dortmund:

A train is £4 less than a coach for this trip with tickets for a coach from Essen to Dortmund costing on average £7.

The quickest way to travel to Dortmund from Essen is by train, which takes on average 20 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Coach takes on average 30 min.

Dortmund is approximately 20 miles away from Essen.

The average frequency per day from Essen to Dortmund is:

  • Around 4 coaches per day.
  • Around 8 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route from Essen to Dortmund as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Essen to Dortmund:

  • Trains most often depart from Essen at Essen Hbf and arrive in Dortmund at Dortmund Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Essen to Dortmund:

  • Travel with FlixBus to go to Dortmund by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixBus Essen to Dortmund tickets on Omio for £7.
  • Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain or National Express can get you to Dortmund by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with FlixTrain from Essen to Dortmund for £3 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Essen to Dortmund with the following travel companies:

  • You'll find 4 direct coaches a day to Dortmund with FlixBus.
  • You'll find 6 direct trains a day to Dortmund with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain or National Express.

Direct services to Dortmund tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.

Many of our customers travelling from Essen to Dortmund don't make Dortmund their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf or Cologne, either of which you could add to your Essen and Dortmund trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Dortmund to any of these top destinations today!

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