Dortmund to Amsterdam bus: 5.2 a day, fastest 3h40

5.2 a dayfastest 3h40☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Direct buses · no change

DortmundEssenDüsseldorfVenloEindhovenRotterdamAmsterdam· 201 km as the crow flies

02:15 → 08:45
FlixBus N116 ☾ Overnight
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Essen, Düsseldorf, Venlo, Eindhoven…
6h308 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:15 → 07:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:10 → 10:20
FlixBus 056
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Bochum, Essen, Oberhausen, Arnhem
4h104 stops
Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:10 → 10:50
FlixBus 056
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Bochum, Essen, Oberhausen, Arnhem…
4h405 stops
Runs: Mon to Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:50 → 13:00
FlixBus 056
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Essen, Utrecht, Hoofddorp
4h103 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
10:55 → 16:30
FlixBus N885
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Bochum, Essen, Duisburg, Rotterdam…
5h355 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 09:55 → 15:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:00 → 16:40
FlixBus 056
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Bochum, Essen, Oberhausen, Utrecht…
4h405 stops
Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:00 → 17:05
FlixBus 056
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Essen, Oberhausen, Hoofddorp
4h053 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:40 → 19:20
FlixBus 056
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Essen
3h401 stop
Runs: Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:10 → 21:30
FlixBus 037
Dortmund central bus station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Essen, Nijmegen, Hoofddorp
4h203 stops
Runs: Wed to SunBook 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 (2h38). The bus takes 1h45 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h23

To Dortmund central bus station9 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0563h40
From Amsterdam Sloterdijk19 min

Train · fastest direct2h38

Before departure10 min
NJ 404902h27
From Amsterdam Centraal1 min

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?

1.1 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h27

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Dortmund to Amsterdam?

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 Dortmund to Amsterdam?

The fastest takes 3h40; the slowest 6h30, for 201 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:15 and the latest at 17:10, local time in Dortmund. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Dortmund to Amsterdam?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 02:15 arriving 08:45.

Dortmund ▸ Amsterdam

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