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3 ways to the airport

Dortmund Airport asks you to be at your airline's check-in desk at least 2.5 hours before departure. First departures

Recommended

Direct and 18 minutes quicker than the Bus 490 and U47 to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, for €6.20 more.

AirportExpress bus to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

AirportExpress · Dortmund Airport
22 min rideEvery 60 min04:30–20:30, every day (from 05:30 on Sundays)
Dortmund HauptbahnhofBus stop 2
Non-stop
€10total for 1 adult€10 eachBuy ticketOn Dortmund Airport
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, the bus stop on the station forecourt at the Königswall exit, near the taxi rank

EUR 10.00 one way; children under 15 pay EUR 2.00, under-sixes ride free. Buy at the machine in front of the terminal, by cash or card, or from the driver in cash. VRR tickets and the Deutschlandticket are not valid.

Luggage. A regular bus with room for cases; no luggage rule is published.

Hours. Hourly at half past from 04:30 to 20:30, Monday to Saturday; on Sundays from 05:30. Tickets from the driver, cash only.

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Bus

Bus 490 and U47 to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

490U47 · DSW21, VRR tariff
40 min rideEvery 20 min04:09–21:05
Dortmund HauptbahnhofThe bus terminus in front of the terminal
1 change
€3.80total for 1 adult€3.80 eachBuy ticketOn DSW21, VRR tariff
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, the U47 toward Aplerbeck, then bus 490 from Aplerbeck

One VRR single for the Dortmund zone (Preisstufe A), EUR 3.80, valid 90 minutes with the change; children 6 to 14 pay EUR 2.10. Buy it from the bus driver or in the DSW21 app.

Luggage. A city bus and a light-rail train; no luggage rule is published.

Hours. The U47 takes 23 minutes to Aplerbeck; bus 490 leaves there every 20 to 30 minutes from 04:12 (hourly before 07:12 on Sundays) to 21:42, 17 minutes to the terminal.

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Regional

AirportShuttle and RB59 train to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

AirportShuttleRB59 · Dortmund Airport (AirportShuttle) and eurobahn (RB59), VRR tariff
26 min rideEvery 30 min05:03–20:03, every day (from 07:03 on Sundays)
Dortmund HauptbahnhofThe bus stops in front of the terminal
1 change
€10.80total for 1 adult€10.80 eachBuy ticketOn Dortmund Airport and eurobahn, VRR tariff
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Boards at. Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, the RB59 toward Unna and Soest, changing at Holzwickede to the AirportShuttle

Two tickets: the AirportShuttle, EUR 3.00 (children EUR 2.00), and a VRR Preisstufe B single from Holzwickede, EUR 7.80 (children EUR 2.10). With a Deutschlandticket you pay only the shuttle.

Luggage. A bus and a regional train; no luggage rule is published.

Hours. The RB59 takes 21 minutes to Holzwickede, every 30 minutes on weekdays by day and hourly in the evening and on Sundays; the shuttle leaves Holzwickede every 20 to 30 minutes until 20:55, 5 minutes to the terminal.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Kiwitaxi transfer to Dortmund. Every way from Dortmund airport into Dortmund

How do I get from Dortmund city centre to Dortmund airport?

For one traveler the AirportExpress bus to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof is the way we recommend: €10 in total, 22 min, boarding at Dortmund Hauptbahnhof. The first one leaves at 04:30 and is at the airport by about 04:52; the last leaves at 20:30. Dortmund Airport asks you to be at your airline's check-in desk at least 2.5 hours before departure, and at the gate at least 40 minutes before.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Bus 490 and U47 to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

First 04:09 from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, at the airport by about 04:49.

AirportExpress bus to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

First 04:30 from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, at the airport by about 04:52.

AirportShuttle and RB59 train to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof

First 05:03 from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, at the airport by about 05:29.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first AirportExpress leaves Dortmund Hauptbahnhof at 04:30 from Monday to Saturday and 05:30 on Sundays. Bus 490 leaves Aplerbeck for the airport from 04:12 every day.

Before you leave for Dortmund Airport

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How early to be there

Dortmund Airport asks you to be at your airline's check-in desk at least 2.5 hours before departure, and at the gate at least 40 minutes before.

Early flights

The first AirportExpress leaves Dortmund Hauptbahnhof at 04:30 from Monday to Saturday and 05:30 on Sundays. Bus 490 leaves Aplerbeck for the airport from 04:12 every day.

Where the bus leaves from

At Dortmund Hauptbahnhof the AirportExpress leaves from the station forecourt, at the Königswall exit toward the city, near the taxi rank, hourly at half past until 20:30.

Tickets

At the Hauptbahnhof buy the AirportExpress ticket, EUR 10.00, from the driver in cash. A VRR ticket or the Deutschlandticket does not cover it, but does cover the RB59 to Holzwickede.

Taxis to the airport

A taxi to the airport runs on the Dortmund meter: EUR 5.00, then EUR 2.80 for the first km and EUR 2.20 for each further km.

Questions

When is the first AirportExpress bus to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof?

04:30. It reaches the airport at about 04:52 (every day (from 05:30 on Sundays)).

How early should I be at Dortmund airport?

Dortmund Airport asks you to be at your airline's check-in desk at least 2.5 hours before departure, and at the gate at least 40 minutes before.

What does a taxi to Dortmund airport cost from the centre?

A taxi to the airport runs on the Dortmund meter: EUR 5.00, then EUR 2.80 for the first km and EUR 2.20 for each further km.

Where does the AirportExpress bus to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof leave from in Dortmund?

Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, the bus stop on the station forecourt at the Königswall exit, near the taxi rank. First departure 04:30, last 20:30.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first AirportExpress leaves Dortmund Hauptbahnhof at 04:30 from Monday to Saturday and 05:30 on Sundays. Bus 490 leaves Aplerbeck for the airport from 04:12 every day.

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