Düsseldorf: 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.
Düsseldorf is a city of 618,685 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 42 m (138 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Düsseldorf Central Station. Our booking partner lists 737 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Düsseldorf runs from about 7 h 57 min a day in late December to 16 h 40 min in late June (computed for 51.22° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Düsseldorf is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,842 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN, 47 km), Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 61 km), Dortmund Airport (DTM, 66 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 79 km).
Flights to Düsseldorf: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Düsseldorf Central Station, Düsseldorf-Flingern station, Düsseldorf Wehrhahn station, Düsseldorf-Hamm station, Düsseldorf Völklinger Straße station, Düsseldorf-Unterrath station. Trains to Düsseldorf
Buses to Düsseldorf · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 737 places to stay in Düsseldorf. Of the 437 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (283), and 13 are five-star. Across 295 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 565,443 reviews in total.
Hotels in Düsseldorf: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 5 hostels in Düsseldorf, out of 737 places to stay of every kind — 0.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Across 5 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 6.8 out of 10, 1.4 below the 8.2 its hotels average. Guests have left 5,223 reviews across them.
Hostels in Düsseldorf: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Düsseldorf Botanical Garden | 70,000 | — |
The busiest is Düsseldorf Botanical Garden at 70,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Düsseldorf
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 338 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Köln, 34 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Brussels, 175 km (Belgium) — flights · trains · tours
- Rotterdam, 177 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Amsterdam, 182 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 182 km — trains · tours
- Stuttgart, 321 km
- Essen, 31 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Dortmund, 58 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Bremen, 248 km — trains · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Chemnitz, Reading, Haifa, Warsaw, Chongqing, Palermo, Chiba, Chernivtsi, Moscow.
Common questions
Which airport serves Düsseldorf?
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Düsseldorf?
About 618,685 people live in Düsseldorf, across 217 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Düsseldorf in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Düsseldorf?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Düsseldorf?
5 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Düsseldorf.
How many hotels are there in Düsseldorf?
Our booking partner lists 737 places to stay in Düsseldorf, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Düsseldorf?
Hamburg (338 km), Köln (34 km), Brussels (175 km), Rotterdam (177 km), Amsterdam (182 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 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.