What is the best way to travel from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen?
Looking for a trip? Check and compare all the available Trains and Carpool to Gelsenkirchen from Dortmund. Look at different modes of transportation, search for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 1 available companies to find your perfect trip!
What is the cheapest way to reach Gelsenkirchen from Dortmund?
You can reach Gelsenkirchen with just £3 by taking a Carpool from BlaBlaCar, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.
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Deutsche Bahn0h 25m005:14DortmundCentral Station05:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 05:14:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 05:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 23m005:24DortmundCentral Station05:47GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 05:24:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 05:47:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 31m005:54DortmundCentral Station06:25GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 05:54:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 06:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 31m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 24m006:15DortmundCentral Station06:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 06:15:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 06:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 24m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 28m006:21DortmundCentral Station06:49GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 06:21:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 06:49:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 28m
Cheapest Trains Tuesday
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BlaBlaCar0h 23m012:50Dortmund Airport13:10Gelsenkirchen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Dortmund Airport (Germany) at 23/09/2026 12:50:00 to , Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 13:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 25m005:14DortmundCentral Station05:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 05:14:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 05:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 23m005:24DortmundCentral Station05:47GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 05:24:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 05:47:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 31m005:54DortmundCentral Station06:25GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 05:54:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 06:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 31m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 24m006:15DortmundCentral Station06:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 06:15:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 06:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 24m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 28m006:21DortmundCentral Station06:49GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 06:21:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 06:49:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 28m
Cheapest Carpool Wednesday
Cheapest Trains Wednesday
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Deutsche Bahn0h 23m001:45DortmundCentral Station02:08GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 01:45:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 02:08:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 21m004:00DortmundCentral Station04:21GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:00:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 04:21:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 21m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 27m004:22DortmundCentral Station04:49GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:22:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 04:49:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 27m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 20m005:01DortmundCentral Station05:21GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 05:01:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 05:21:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 25m005:14DortmundCentral Station05:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 05:14:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 05:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 25m
Cheapest Trains Saturday
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BlaBlaCar0h 37m014:00Dortmund Airport14:40Gelsenkirchen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Dortmund Airport (Germany) at 28/09/2026 14:00:00 to , Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 28/09/2026 14:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 37m
Cheapest Carpool Monday
What are the fastest trips from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen?
You can get to Gelsenkirchen from Dortmund in just 0h 20m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.
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Deutsche Bahn0h 23m005:24DortmundCentral Station05:47GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 05:24:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 05:47:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 24m006:15DortmundCentral Station06:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 06:15:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 06:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 24m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 25m005:14DortmundCentral Station05:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 05:14:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 05:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 28m006:21DortmundCentral Station06:49GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 06:21:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 06:49:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 28m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 31m005:54DortmundCentral Station06:25GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 22/09/2026 05:54:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 22/09/2026 06:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 31m
Fastest Trains Tuesday
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Deutsche Bahn0h 23m005:24DortmundCentral Station05:47GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 05:24:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 05:47:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 24m006:15DortmundCentral Station06:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 06:15:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 06:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 24m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 25m005:14DortmundCentral Station05:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 05:14:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 05:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 28m006:21DortmundCentral Station06:49GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 06:21:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 06:49:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 28m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 31m005:54DortmundCentral Station06:25GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 23/09/2026 05:54:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 06:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 31m
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BlaBlaCar0h 23m012:50Dortmund Airport13:10Gelsenkirchen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Dortmund Airport (Germany) at 23/09/2026 12:50:00 to , Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 23/09/2026 13:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
Fastest Trains Wednesday
Fastest Carpool Wednesday
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Deutsche Bahn0h 20m005:01DortmundCentral Station05:21GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 05:01:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 05:21:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 21m004:00DortmundCentral Station04:21GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:00:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 04:21:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 21m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 23m001:45DortmundCentral Station02:08GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 01:45:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 02:08:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 23m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 25m005:14DortmundCentral Station05:39GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 05:14:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 05:39:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 27m004:22DortmundCentral Station04:49GelsenkirchenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Dortmund (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:22:00 to Central Station, Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 26/09/2026 04:49:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 27m
Fastest Trains Saturday
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BlaBlaCar0h 37m014:00Dortmund Airport14:40Gelsenkirchen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Dortmund Airport (Germany) at 28/09/2026 14:00:00 to , Gelsenkirchen (Germany) arriving at 28/09/2026 14:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 37m
Fastest Carpool Monday
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen
What are the most popular stations in Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen?
In Dortmund, you will usually depart from Central Station, West Train Station or Asseln Mitte Train Station, while in Gelsenkirchen you will be arriving at Central Station, Central bus station or Buer Nord Train Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Gelsenkirchen from Dortmund? With 4 connections between 1 Train and Carpool operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen, you can pay as low as £3 with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Train from Deutsche Bahn: you will get to Gelsenkirchen in just 0h 20m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen are Deutsche Bahn and BlaBlaCar, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Dortmund Airport or to Herne, and look at flights from Dortmund Airport, and landing at Dusseldorf Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen?
The most popular companies between Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen, are Deutsche Bahn and BlaBlaCar. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
Train companies: Deutsche Bahn
All you need to know when you travel from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen
How can I reach Gelsenkirchen from Dortmund?
Every day, there are on average 4 connections between Train and Carpool, with which you can get to Gelsenkirchen from Dortmund.
How far is Gelsenkirchen from Dortmund?
The distance between Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen is 26.3 km.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 1 kgs of CO2, a train 1 kgs, a car 4 kgs, and a flight 6 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen?
You can get to Gelsenkirchen with just £3 by taking a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.
What is the fastest way to get from Dortmund to Gelsenkirchen?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Gelsenkirchen in just 0h 20m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn.
More routes to Dortmund and to Gelsenkirchen
Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Dortmund and to Gelsenkirchen. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!
