Why go
- City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Served by Dortmund Airport (DTM).
History
Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. It lies on the Emscher and Ruhr rivers in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, and is the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area, after Hamburg.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 11 airlines, 28 direct destinations
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 10 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Gdansk, Katowice, Skopje, Sofia, Timisoara, Vilnius
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 8 routes: Alghero, Faro, Gerona, Krakow, London, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Porto
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 5 routes: Heringsdorf, Istanbul, Munich, Palma de Mallorca, Split
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Izmir
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 2 routes: Kiev, Lvov
- Air Berlin AB (737-800) · 1 route: Palma de Mallorca
- easyJet U2 (A319) · 1 route: London
- Germania ST (737-700) · 1 route: Zonguldak
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319) · 1 route: Munich
- Vueling Airlines VY (A319) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Dortmund Airport (DTM); 22 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: DTM has direct flights to 28 destinations on 11 airlines (incl. Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Istanbul, Munich, Alghero…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Cafe Seeschlösschen, 10 km); routes include FGS Freiherr vom Stein, Fähre RWE-Insel: RWE-Insel→Uferstraße, Fähre RWE-Insel: Uferstraße→RWE-Insel.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Dortmund. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.