Hagen: 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.
Hagen is a city of 198,972 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 111 m (364 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Hagen runs from about 7 h 55 min a day in late December to 16 h 41 min in late June (computed for 51.36° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Hagen is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 20 km (12 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, 50 km), Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN, 60 km), Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD, 84 km), Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO, 87 km), Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 96 km).
Flights to Hagen: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Hagen · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 297 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Köln, 60 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Brussels, 225 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 216 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Amsterdam, 210 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 163 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 51 km — buses
- Stuttgart, 311 km
- Essen, 34 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Dortmund, 17 km — tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Hagen?
Dortmund Airport (DTM), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Hagen?
About 198,972 people live in Hagen (GeoNames).
What time zone is Hagen in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Hagen?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Hagen?
Hamburg (297 km), Köln (60 km), Brussels (225 km), Rotterdam (216 km), Amsterdam (210 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.