Paris to Dortmund bus: 4.1 a day, fastest 9h05

4.1 a dayfastest 9h05☾ 1 overnight busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

ParisBrusselsLiègeAachenCologneLeverkusenDortmund· 469 km as the crow flies

08:25 → 19:35
BlaBlaCar Bus
Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station → Dortmund - Bus Station · via Lille, Brussels, Antwerp, Eindhoven…
11h106 stops
Runs: Thu to Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
10:25 → 22:10
FlixBus N1153
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Dortmund central bus station · via Lille, Brussels, Aachen, Cologne…
11h457 stops
Runs: Wed, Fri, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 09:25 → 21:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:30 → 21:10
FlixBus N1320
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Dortmund central bus station · via Bonn, Cologne, Leverkusen, Düsseldorf…
10h407 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
16:45 → 01:50⁺¹
FlixBus N74
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Dortmund central bus station · via Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen
9h053 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
21:35 → 08:20⁺¹
FlixBus N79 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) → Dortmund central bus station · via Brussels, Liège, Aachen, Cologne…
10h459 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:35 → 07:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (5h09). The bus takes 4h37 longer.

Bus · fastest direct9h46

To Paris (Bercy Seine)17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N749h05
From Dortmund central bus station9 min

Train · fastest direct5h09

To Paris Nord16 min
Before departure10 min
Eurostar 94594h43

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?

1.8 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h43

Eurostar. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Paris to Dortmund?

Yes. 4.1 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Paris to Dortmund?

The fastest takes 9h05; the slowest 11h45, for 469 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:25 and the latest at 21:35, local time in Paris. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Paris to Dortmund?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:35 arriving 08:20 the next morning.

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