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Transport to and from Dortmund Airport

Dortmund, GermanyIATA: DTMICAO: EDLW
Current airport: DTM

How to get to and from Dortmund Airport. Times, fares and disruptions are published by the carriers themselves.

Transport

Bus

AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stop at the airport terminal (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • The AirportExpress operates between Dortmund Central Station and the airport terminal during airport opening hours. The journey time is about 25 minutes (non-stop). The stop at the station is directly on the Central Station forecourt (Königswall/City exit), near the taxi rank.
  • The bus service is not operated by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR); public transport tickets are not valid, and Rail&Fly tickets are not accepted. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (cash only) or from a ticket machine in front of the terminal.
  • In connection with the six-lane expansion of the A 40 highway (today's B 1 federal road), there may currently be massive traffic restrictions, which will also affect the AirportExpress. Allow sufficient time for your journey.

AirportShuttle to Holzwickede station

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stop at the airport terminal (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • You can travel between Holzwickede station and the Dortmund Airport terminal on the AirportShuttle; the journey time is about 6 minutes. The service is not operated by the VRR, so public transport tickets are not valid; Rail&Fly tickets are accepted.

Bus line 490 from Dortmund-Aplerbeck

To the airport
Where
Bus stop at the airport terminal (right by the terminal)
Connection
From the west of Dortmund, take the 440 bus or the U47 tram and change to the 490 bus in Dortmund-Aplerbeck.

To the airport

  • The 490 bus also stops at the parking areas (P6 East/West and P5); the last stop is the Airport Terminal (departures level/level 1).

Transport

Taxi

Taxi to the airport

To the airport
Where
Kiss & Fly zone in front of the terminal, departures level (level 1) (right by the terminal)

To the airport

  • A taxi can drop you off right outside the terminal (departures level/level 1) in the Kiss & Fly zone. The check-in desks and security checkpoint are only a short distance away.

Taxi from the airport

From the airport
Where
Taxi rank on the arrivals level, next to the east exit (right by the terminal)

From the airport

  • Passengers flying into the airport will find the taxi rank on the arrivals level next to the east exit. There are always plenty of taxis waiting.

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Live travel information

Times, tickets and disruptions

Timetables, fares and current disruptions are published by the airport and the carriers themselves; we deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official travel page of Dortmund AirportOfficial external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.