Duisburg: 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.
Duisburg is a city of 504,358 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 38 m (125 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 297 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Duisburg runs from about 7 h 55 min a day in late December to 16 h 42 min in late June (computed for 51.43° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Duisburg is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,842 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 47 km), Dortmund Airport (DTM, 59 km), Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN, 68 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 90 km), Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 96 km).
Flights to Duisburg: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Duisburg · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 297 places to stay in Duisburg. Of the 176 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (112), and 6 are five-star. Across 47 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10. Guests have left 55,230 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 321 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Köln, 57 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Brussels, 181 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 167 km (The Netherlands) — trains · tours
- Amsterdam, 166 km (The Netherlands) — trains · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 199 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 23 km — tours
- Stuttgart, 341 km
- Essen, 17 km — tours
- Dortmund, 49 km — trains · buses · car rental
Common questions
Which airport serves Duisburg?
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Duisburg?
About 504,358 people live in Duisburg (GeoNames).
What time zone is Duisburg in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Duisburg?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Duisburg?
Our booking partner lists 297 places to stay in Duisburg, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Duisburg?
Hamburg (321 km), Köln (57 km), Brussels (181 km), Rotterdam (167 km), Amsterdam (166 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.