Essen → Dortmund
Essen to Dortmund by train
Essen
Dortmund
A direct train runs from Essen to Dortmund, scheduled from 15 min, with 1,348 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 15 min (typically 31 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 1,348
- Operators
- DB Regio AG NRW, National Express, eurobahn, DB Fernverkehr AG and 4 more
- Stations
- Essen Hbf → Dortmund Hbf
- Straight-line distance
- 42 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inDortmund →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 10 Sep 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Essen to Dortmund; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): DB Fernverkehr (long-distance rail); DE Regionalverkehr (regional rail); Eurostar (intl rail). How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Dortmund Airport (DTM) · Stations: Dortmund Hbf; Dortmund Central Station (FlixTrain); Dortmund Stadthaus S U; Dortmund Körne West S and 16 more · Ports: Dortmund Port
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