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Duisburg
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Duisburg

Duisburg is a major city in western Germany, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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With around half a million inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in the Ruhr area and part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, one of the biggest population centers in Europe. Duisburg is situated at the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine, a geographic position that has historically made it an important center of trade, industry, and transportation. Administratively, Duisburg forms an independent city.

Get in

Getting to Duisburg

  1. 01
    Düsseldorf Airport
  2. 02
    Dortmund Airport

    This airport to the east of Duisburg sees some regular service from several European airlines.

  3. 03
    Duisburg Hauptbahnhof
  4. 04
    Intercity

    Buses are usually comfortable enough but slower than trains if usually cheaper.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Salvatorkirche
  2. 02
    Rathaus
  3. 03
    Museum of Cultural and Local History
  4. 04
    German Inland Waterways Museum
  5. 05
    Lehmbruck Museum

    Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße 40/Düsseldorfer Str.

  6. 06
    Museum Küppersmühle

    Philosophenweg 55 (at the inner harbour; bus 934 "Hansegracht").

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Boat trips on Duisport
  2. 02
    Duisburg Opera
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Poukhoun

    Heerstraße 256 (Bus 937, 944 "Bethesda-Krankenhaus"),.

  2. 02
    Mongo's

    Philosophenweg 17-18 (at the inner harbour; bus 934 or night bus NE4 "Hansegracht"), duisburg@mongos.de.

  3. 03
    Enoteca La Trattoria

    Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz 2 (Tram U79 or 903 "Steinsche Gasse" or bus 923, 924, 926, 929, 937, 939, SB10, SB30 or night bus NE1, NE2, NE4 "Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz"), info@enoteca-la-trattoria.de.

How locals move

Getting around Duisburg the local way

  • Get inThe only practical way to get from there to Duisburg is by ordering a minibus airport transfer, as there is no direct train connection.

From Wikivoyage: Duisburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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