Amsterdam to Dortmund bus: 5.2 a day, fastest 3h30

5.2 a dayfastest 3h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

AmsterdamHoofddorpThe HagueRotterdamEindhovenVenloDortmund· 201 km as the crow flies

04:00 → 09:35
FlixBus N885
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via The Hague, Rotterdam, Duisburg, Essen…
5h355 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
08:00 → 12:30
FlixBus 037
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Hoofddorp, Nijmegen, Essen
4h303 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
11:30 → 15:00
FlixBus 056
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Essen
3h301 stop
Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:30 → 17:05
FlixBus 056
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Hoofddorp, Arnhem, Oberhausen, Essen
4h354 stops
Runs: Mon to Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:00 → 19:45
FlixBus 056
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Hoofddorp, Utrecht, Essen, Bochum
4h454 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
18:30 → 23:20
FlixBus 056
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Hoofddorp, Utrecht, Oberhausen, Essen…
4h505 stops
Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:45 → 22:55
FlixBus 056
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Hoofddorp, Oberhausen, Essen, Bochum
4h104 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:15 → 00:05⁺¹
FlixBus 056
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Oberhausen, Essen, Bochum
3h503 stops
Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 04:45⁺¹
FlixBus N116 ☾ Overnight
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Dortmund central bus station · via Hoofddorp, The Hague, Rotterdam, Eindhoven…
6h458 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 03:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (2h43). The bus takes 1h30 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h13

To Amsterdam Sloterdijk19 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0563h30
From Dortmund central bus station9 min

Train · fastest direct2h43

To Amsterdam Centraal1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 1412h32

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1.2 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h32

Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Amsterdam to Dortmund nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Amsterdam to Dortmund?

Yes. 5.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Amsterdam to Dortmund?

The fastest takes 3h30; the slowest 6h45, for 201 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 04:00 and the latest at 22:00, local time in Amsterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Amsterdam to Dortmund?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:00 arriving 04:45 the next morning.

Amsterdam ▸ Dortmund

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