Dortmund

Worth seeing in and around Dortmund

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Westfalenstadion

   Westfalenstadion is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park [zɪɡˌnaːl ʔiˈduːna ˌpaʁk] for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions, the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia.

   2.7 km · football stadium in the city of Dortmund, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dortmund–Ems Canal

   The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a 269-kilometre long canal in Germany between the inland port of the city of Dortmund and the seaport of Emden. The artificial southern part of the canal ends after 215 kilometres at Herbrum lock near Meppen.

   3.4 km · Canal in Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Technical University of Dortmund

   The Technical University of Dortmund is a public research university of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located in Dortmund. The research and teaching focus of the university's 17 faculties is on engineering and natural sciences.

   4.4 km · university in Dortmund · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Stadion Rote Erde

   Stadion Rote Erde is a 25,000 capacity football and athletics stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves as the home stadium to Borussia Dortmund II and several athletic clubs.

   2.6 km · football stadium in Dortmund, Germany · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Dortmund Stadtbahn

   The Dortmund Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Dortmund and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. Its network consists of eight lines and is operated by Dortmunder Stadtwerke, which is operating under the brand DSW21 since 2005.

   600 m · light rail system in Dortmund, Germany · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Florianturm

   The Florianturm is a telecommunications tower and landmark of Dortmund. It is named after St.

   2.2 km · Telecommunications tower and landmark of Dortmund(Germany) · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St. Reinoldi

   The Lutheran Protestant Church of St. Reinold is, according to its foundation date, the oldest extant church in Dortmund, Germany; it is dedicated to Reinold, also known as Renaud de Montauban, the patron of the city.

   100 m · church · Wikipedia
8. 08
   German Football Museum

   The German Football Museum a.k.a. DFB-Museum is the national museum for German football in Dortmund, Germany.

   500 m · museum in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2015–) · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Petrikirche (Dortmund)

   St. Peter's Church in Dortmund, Westphalia, Germany, is an urban hall church in the High Gothic style.

   400 m · church building in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Marienkirche

    Marienkirche is a church in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany, located in the inner city.

    100 m · church in Dortmund, Germany · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dortmund

Airports

Dortmund (DTM), 10 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 55 km · Münster Osnabrück (FMO), 70 km

Stations

Dortmund Central Station, 600 m · Dortmund-Dorstfeld station, 2.9 km · Dortmund West railway station, 2 km · Dortmund-Kruckel station, 7.2 km · Dortmund-Lütgendortmund station, 9.3 km

• Düsseldorf → Dortmund

  58 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · €7–10
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• Greven → Dortmund

  376 km · quickest by road, 6h 10m · €49–70
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• Köln (Cologne) → Dortmund

  73 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · €10–14
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