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Compare coach and train for Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £5. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 28m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £5, and a train costs an average of £4.
Distance: 24 km
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1h 5m Average total duration 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 58m Average total duration Fastest 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund
How to get to Dortmund from Gelsenkirchen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund
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This is compared to other travel options from Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund:
A train is £2 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund costing on average £5.
Other travel options to Dortmund take longer:
Coach takes on average 30m.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arrive in Dortmund Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bochum, Hbf and arrive in Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Dortmund by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, VIAS Rail GmbH, Eurobahn to go to Dortmund by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, Eurobahn.
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