Bottrop: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bottrop is a city of 119,909 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 55 m (180 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Bottrop runs from about 7 h 54 min a day in late December to 16 h 43 min in late June (computed for 51.52° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bottrop is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,842 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Dortmund Airport (DTM, 47 km), Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 55 km), Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN, 75 km), Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO, 86 km).
Flights to Bottrop: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Bottrop · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 306 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Köln, 66 km — tours
- Brussels, 195 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 174 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Amsterdam, 169 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 199 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 35 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Stuttgart, 344 km
- Essen, 9 km
- Dortmund, 37 km — buses · car rental
Common questions
Which airport serves Bottrop?
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Bottrop?
About 119,909 people live in Bottrop (GeoNames).
What time zone is Bottrop in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Bottrop?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Bottrop?
Hamburg (306 km), Köln (66 km), Brussels (195 km), Rotterdam (174 km), Amsterdam (169 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.