There are 7 ways to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
3h 20m€50–180Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N27
8h 10m€45–70Drive 477.8 km
- Drive from Ulm to Düsseldorfcar 477.8 km
4h 28m€70–102Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
4h 36m€102–295Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
4h 16m€125–243Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Duesseldorf-Bilktrain
5h 24mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
5h 32m€113–379
Ulm to Düsseldorf by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf is to bus which costs €45 - €70 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €50 - €180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ulm and arriving at Düsseldorf central bus station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 8h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Düsseldorf Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 20m.
The distance between Ulm and Düsseldorf is 466 km. The road distance is 477.8 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf without a car is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €50 - €180.
The train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf takes 3h 20m including transfers and departs hourly.
Ulm to Düsseldorf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Düsseldorf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Düsseldorf is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €50 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €70 and takes 8h 10m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Düsseldorf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €85–180 and the journey takes 3h 20m. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Ulm to Düsseldorf central bus station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 8h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Duesseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ulm to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
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Ulm to Düsseldorf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Ulm to Düsseldorf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Düsseldorf is 478 km. It takes approximately 4h 28m to drive from Ulm to Düsseldorf.
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