How to travel from Giessen to Dortmund

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Travel Information from Giessen to Dortmund

Distance82 miles (132 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$12 - $24
Cheapest modeBus • $12 (€10) • 2 h 50 min
Fastest modeBus • $12 (€10) • 2 h 50 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train or bus to travel 82 miles (132 km) between Giessen and Dortmund. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Giessen to Dortmund.

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from Giessen to Dortmund

How to get from Giessen to Dortmund by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Giessen to Dortmund is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
05:50AM2h55
Giessen
08:45AMDortmund
$161One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBus
05:50AM2h55
Giessen
08:45AMDortmund
$161One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

FlixBus
05:50AM2h55
Giessen
08:45AMDortmund
$161One-way
0 transfers

Other options

FlixBus
03:30PM6h05
Giessen
09:35PMDortmund
$341One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Giessen to Dortmund

Travel to Dortmund easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Giessen to Dortmund.

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You can get between Giessen and Dortmund 2 different ways: train or bus.

The cheapest way to get from Giessen to Dortmund is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $12 (€10) compared to other travel options to Dortmund:

A bus is $13 (€12) less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Giessen to Dortmund costing on average $24 (€22).

The fastest way from Giessen to Dortmund is by bus with an average journey time of 2 h 50 min.

There are alternative travel options to Dortmund that take longer:

Getting to Dortmund by train takes 2 h 55 min on average.

The distance is approximately 82 miles (132 km) from Giessen to Dortmund.

The average frequency per day from Giessen to Dortmund is:

  • 4 buses per day.
  • Around 7 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Dortmund from Giessen as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Giessen to Dortmund:

  • Buses mostly leave from Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum) and tend to arrive in Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Giessen to Dortmund:

  • You can go to Dortmund from Giessen by bus with FlixBus. You'll see cheap bus tickets for $12 (€10) with FlixBus from Giessen to Dortmund on Omio.
  • You can travel to Dortmund from Giessen by train with Deutsche Bahn. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $62 (€56) with Deutsche Bahn from Giessen to Dortmund.

Yes, there are direct services available from Giessen to Dortmund with the following travel companies:

  • Direct buses with FlixBus with 4 direct buses per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Dortmund as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Giessen and Dortmund.

Many of our customers traveling from Giessen to Dortmund don't make Dortmund their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after Dortmund are Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf or Cologne, either of which you could add to your trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Dortmund to any of these top destinations today!

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