Dortmund

Travel Guide Europe Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen Dortmund

Introduction

With 600,000 inhabitants Dortmund is one of the larger cities in Germany. It is part of the larger Ruhr Area agglomeration and an important city within this area.

Dortmund has a history of being a heavy industry city; to Germans the name evokes images of smoke stacks and hardened faces of steel workers and coal miners. This image especially comes alive in the songs of German Rock poet Herbert Grönemeyer and in the movie "Männer wie wir" (Men like us) by director Sherry Hormann. Dortmund is also famous for its football (soccer) team, Borussia Dortmund.

With the decline of the steel industry in the Ruhr area the face of Dortmund has been gradually changing, shifting towards services and high technology.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

Westfälisches Industriemuseum - Zeche Zollern II / IV

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Events and Festivals

Highlights are the football games of Borussia Dortmund and the music and show stars coming on stage in the Westfalenhalle.

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Weather

Like much of Western Europe, Dortmund has a mild maritime climate, with generally warm summers and moderatle winters. Temperatures range from 20-24 °C in summer (June to early September) and around zero or slightly more during the winter (December to early March). Snow is possible in winter but not very common. Rainfall tends to be lowest in spring (April/May).

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Getting There

By Plane

Dortmund Airport (DTM) is a medium-sized airport about 10 kilometres from the centre of the city. Easyjet flies to Barcelona, Budapest, London, Krakow and Thessaloniki, while Air Berlin flies to Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Nuremberg, Mallorca and Tenerife.
Wizz Air flies to Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Gdansk, Katowice, Kiev, Lviv, Poznan, Sofia, Timisoara, Warsaw and Wroclaw and Germanwings flies to Istanbul, Munich, Palma de Mallorca, Salzburg and Split.

For much more flights, including intercontinental flights, you can also check the Düsseldorf International Airport.

By Train

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has trains to and from Dortmund. Dortmund Hauptbahnhof (main trainstation) is one of the bigger ones in Germany, with connections througout Germany and international connections as well.

By Car

Dortmund is on the A1, A2 and A45 autobahns (motorways). The B1 runs right through the city and is the link between the A40 to Essen and the A44 to Kassel.

By Bus

By Boat

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

Dortmund is part of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein Ruhr.

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
All Seasons Dortmund West	Am Apelstück 2	hostel	92
DIECKMANN`S Hotel	.Wittbräucker Straße 980	hotel	-
Jugendgästehaus Adolph Kolping	Silberstr. 24 - 26	hostel	84
La Villa am Kaiserbrunnen	Arndtstraße 56	Hotel	93
A&O Dortmund Hauptbahnhof	Koenigswall 2	Hostel	85

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Work

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Learn

Dortmund University

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

Germany's postal system is very efficient, their logistics branch DHL is one of the best companies in this field world-wide, with domestic post or within a radius of 400 kilometres, send within a day. The website of Deutsche Post has an online calculator for postage fees as well as a post office finder. Within Germany, sending postcards costs €0.45 and standard letters €0.55, within Europe it is €0.65 for a postcard, standard letters to places in Europe cost €0.70. Outside Europe, the prices for sending a postcard or standard letter are €1 and €1.70 respectively. Although you will find the old post offices (mainly in the city centre), most of the smaller neighbourhood post offices are part of a small tobacco shop or grocery store.

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