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Dortmund · Germany

Trains to Dortmund

Stations on record, the cities within reach by rail, and estimated times from distance.

No railway station in Dortmund is recorded in Wikidata. Rail options below are for the nearest cities that do have one; the last leg is by road.

Rail routes from Dortmund

Trains from Dortmund: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dortmund to DuisburgGermany49 km (31 mi)about 23 min
Dortmund to DüsseldorfGermany58 km (36 mi)about 27 min
Dortmund to KölnGermany74 km (46 mi)about 34 min
Dortmund to EnschedeThe Netherlands87 km (54 mi)about 46 min
Dortmund to ArnhemThe Netherlands119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Dortmund to KoblenzGermany129 km (80 mi)about 1 h
Dortmund to EindhovenThe Netherlands138 km (86 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Dortmund to KasselGermany143 km (89 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Dortmund to MaastrichtThe Netherlands144 km (90 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Dortmund to WiesbadenGermany168 km (104 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Dortmund to Frankfurt am MainGermany178 km (110 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Dortmund to MainzGermany180 km (112 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Dortmund to LondonUnited Kingdom525 km (326 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Dortmund to BerlinGermany422 km (262 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Dortmund to RomeItaly1,136 km (706 mi)about 8 h 26 min
Dortmund to ParisFrance469 km (292 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Dortmund to HamburgGermany284 km (176 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Dortmund to MinskBelarus1,375 km (854 mi)about 13 h 45 min
Dortmund to BudapestHungary946 km (588 mi)about 9 h 28 min
Dortmund to WarsawPoland932 km (579 mi)about 9 h 19 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

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How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

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  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.