Dortmund: 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.
Dortmund is a city of 588,462 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 96 m (315 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 274 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Dortmund runs from about 7 h 54 min a day in late December to 16 h 43 min in late June (computed for 51.51° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Dortmund is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 6,562 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 55 km), Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO, 70 km), Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN, 76 km), Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD, 80 km), Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 92 km).
Flights to Dortmund: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Dortmund · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 274 places to stay in Dortmund. Of the 149 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (86). Across 80 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8 out of 10. Guests have left 131,080 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 284 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Köln, 74 km — trains · tours
- Brussels, 229 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 211 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Amsterdam, 201 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 178 km — trains · tours
- Düsseldorf, 58 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Stuttgart, 327 km
- Essen, 32 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bremen, 196 km — trains · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Dortmund?
Dortmund Airport (DTM), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Dortmund?
About 588,462 people live in Dortmund (GeoNames).
What time zone is Dortmund in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Dortmund?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Dortmund?
Our booking partner lists 274 places to stay in Dortmund, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Dortmund?
Hamburg (284 km), Köln (74 km), Brussels (229 km), Rotterdam (211 km), Amsterdam (201 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.