U80 light rail from Terminal CorSkyTrain, then a regional train from Düsseldorf Flughafen station?

U80 · RheinbahnU80 light rail from Terminal C

From

The Flughafen Terminal light-rail stop at Terminal C

To

Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, about 18 minutes, calling at Heinrich-Heine-Allee for the Altstadt on the way

Luggage

A light-rail car with standing room; no published luggage rule.

Runs

04:16–01:03

Journey

19 min

Six minutes slower than the S11 for the same EUR 3.80, but it stops at Heinrich-Heine-Allee, in the Altstadt, which the S11 does not — and it runs an hour earlier in the morning.

It ends at 01:03. The last S11 leaves 21 minutes later, at 01:24, and after that nothing leaves the terminal until this line restarts at 04:16 (04:03 at weekends).

The U81 from the same stop runs only on selected event days, to the Messe and the arena — not into town.

U80 light rail from Terminal C: price for every party size

SkyTrain · Rheinbahn (SkyTrain); DB Regio, National Express and others for the VRRSkyTrain, then a regional train from Düsseldorf Flughafen station

From

The SkyTrain stations at Terminal A/B and Terminal C, then Düsseldorf Flughafen station

To

Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, 5 to 12 minutes from Düsseldorf Flughafen station on the S1, RE1, RE5, RE6, RE11 or RE19

Luggage

No luggage trolleys on the SkyTrain; the cabins have space for suitcases.

Runs

03:46–00:46

Journey

20–30 min

Slower than the S11 for the same fare: seven minutes of SkyTrain, a wait, then a five- to twelve-minute train. It is the way in when you are going on beyond Düsseldorf, or when the S11 is not running.

Buy the ticket before the SkyTrain and keep it: a Preisstufe A single, a Deutschlandticket or a Rail&Fly ticket is valid on the SkyTrain, and otherwise you tap a bank card at its entrance and again on leaving.

The night trains at Düsseldorf Flughafen station (01:34, 01:57, 03:33; 02:33 at weekends) cannot be reached by SkyTrain, which stops from 00:45 to 03:45. Until 25 October 2026 a shuttle bus runs 02:15 to 03:30; after that, a taxi.

Until 30 October 2026 works around Duisburg and Essen divert or cancel some of these regional trains; check the departure boards at the SkyTrain station before you ride out.

SkyTrain, then a regional train from Düsseldorf Flughafen station: price for every party size