Dortmund - Cheap flights to Dortmund

Direct flights to Dortmund are available from six Polish cities, however, not from Warsaw. Airports with direct flights to Dortmund are: Poznan-Lawica (POZ), Wroclaw-Strachowice (WRO), Krakow-Balice (KRK), Katowice-Pyrzowice (KAT), and also Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY) which is located near Szczytno.

Connecting flights to Dortmund are offered by the Chopin Airport in Warsaw (WAW) and also by the airports in Lublin-Swidnik (LUZ), Szczecin-Goleniow (SZZ), Lodz-Lublinek (LCJ), Rzeszow-Jasionce (RZE), Zielona Gora-Babimost and Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo (BZG). Most commonly, the transfer to a plane which flies directly to Dortmund takes place at the interchange airport in Katowice, Munich, and also less often in London-Luton.

What airport is in Dortmund?

People flying from and to Dortmund can use one airport. It is the small airport which serves only 4 million passengers a year – Dortmund Airport (DTM). It's located in Wickede, around 11 kilometres from Dortmund city centre. Dortmund Airport only serves low-cost airline flights, such as EasyJet, Eurowings, Germanwings, Wizzair, Ryanair, and SunExpress.

The airport is very well connected with Dortmund. You can reach Dortmund Airport by car (A1, A44 and A40 motorways) or by taxi. Dortmund Airport is also connected to the city by public transport, AirportShuttle, as well as the Airport Express train which runs to the main station Dortmund Hauptbahnhof. You can also rent a car at the airport.

What airlines fly from Poland to Dortmund?

Direct flights on the Poland-Dortmund route are offered by two low-cost air carriers, Ryanair and Wizzair. The first of them offers flights from Dortmund to Krakow-Balice (KRK) and from Krakow-Balice to Dortmund. The second one flies between Dortmund and Poznan, Wroclaw, Gdansk, Katowice and Szczytno (Olsztyn).

Flights to Dortmund with a transfer can be realized with PLL LOT or Lufthansa to a larger European airport where you can board the plane which flies directly to Dortmund, for example, low-cost airlines such as Eurowings, Wizzair, EasyJet, Germanwings or Ryanair. When choosing a connecting flight from Poland to Dortmund you should be prepared for a longer trip, but also a higher airline ticket price.

How much does a flight to Dortmund cost?

Direct flights from Poland to Dortmund offered by low cost airlines, such as Ryanair and Wizzair can be found at a really attractive price. If you book the flight two months in advance for the autumn season when the prices are the most attractive, the cheapest airline ticket to Dortmund, a round-trip ticket can be bought for PLN 80-150. If you want to buy the ticket later, you should be prepared for higher prices, even 100-150 percent.

Airline tickets to Dortmund for a connecting flight in the cheapest season cost about PLN 360 (departure from Warsaw), and even up to PLN 1000 (departure from Zielona Gora). These prices can increase if you book an airline ticket to Dortmund a few days before departure. The prices also increase when you decide to buy additional services, such as choosing the seat, additional insurance policy or an earlier check-in at the airport.

When to buy the cheapest airline ticket to Dortmund?

The cheapest flights to Dortmund can be bought in autumn, in October and November, when the weather is not as good as in summer. In December, when the famous Christmas market takes place in the city, tickets cost much more, about PLN 400 for a round-trip ticket. Similar prices of flights are offered in January. In February and March, the prices are also slightly cheaper than during Christmas time. Cheap airline tickets are available in the airline sales system about two or three months before the planned departure, so you should think about buying a ticket well in advance.

While booking the airline ticket to Dortmund you can save money if you remember that the final price depends not only on the travel date but also the time of reservation. The cheapest airline tickets can be bought in the middle of the week, from Tuesday to Thursday, during the working hours, between 8 and 9 or 1-2 p.m. The most expensive tickets are available at the weekend, in the evening when many people can plan their trip.

How to lower the ticket price to Dortmund?

To reduce the airline ticket price to Dortmund, you can book the flight in the 'last minute' offer. The tickets that are still available before departure – especially in the case of low-cost airlines flying to Dortmund - are sold at attractive prices. People who don't want to wait for cheaper tickets should use another way to save money during the reservation of an airline ticket to Dortmund.

The best results in reducing the prices of flights to Dortmund can be obtained using the Internet cheap flight search engine. This is the place where you can get information on the prices of airline tickets to the selected destination offered by all airlines. The eSky flight search engine segregates a list of all available flights on the route Poland - Dortmund according to the price from the cheapest to the most expensive. The results can also be sorted, for example, by the number of transfers or travel time.