Accommodation
Dortmund offers a large amount of affordable accommodation options in the city centre. Many hotels are conveniently located near the central station, making travel to the university quick and straightforward.
- IntercityHotel Dortmund
- NH Hotel Dortmund
- B&B Hotel Dortmund-City
- Hotel Esplanade
- Der Lennhof
- Courtyard by Marriott Dortmund
Travel
A wide range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn train from the university’s train station. Dortmund also has a small airport with a few connections. It takes just over 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by S-Bahn train.
From Düsseldorf Airport
The optimal way to travel to Dortmund Central Station from Düsseldorf Airport is by train. At Düsseldorf Airport, we suggest you take the “SkyTrain” monorail, which brings you to the mainline train station “Düsseldorf Flughafen Bahnhof”. From there, regular connections to Dortmund can be found. Please note that the Düsseldorf Airport also has a local S-Bahn train station inside the terminal, but this train only goes to Düsseldorf city center (which is opposite direction).
From “Düsseldorf Flughafen Bahnhof”, you have several options (we suggest using https://www.vrr.de/en/homepage/ for planning your travel):
- The slow local S-Bahn train S1 (direction “Dortmund Hbf”) takes about 70 minutes to get to Dortmund. It stops at the university (“Dortmund-Universität”) as well.
- The regional express trains such as RE1 (direction “Hamm”), RE11 (direction “Kassel” or “Paderborn”), RE6 (direction “Minden”), or RE3 (direction “Hamm”) will take you to Dortmund Central Station (without stopping at the university) in about 50 minutes.
- The intercity (IC) or intercity express (ICE) trains take about the same time to reach Dortmund Central Station, but are more expensive; therefore, we do not recommend them.
From Dortmund Airport
If you arrive at Dortmund Airport, you have the following options (we suggest using https://www.vrr.de/en/homepage/ for planning your travel): The AirportExpress bus brings you every hour (XX:00) directly to Dortmund Central Station.
From Dortmund Central Station to the university
Take the S-Bahn train S1 (usually departs from platform 7 every 15 minutes in the rush hour, direction “Solingen”) to the stop “Dortmund-Universitätl”. The S-Bahn train S1 is the only train going to the university; please do not board any other trains.
