Buses to and from Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)

Düsseldorf Airport is located just 9 km distance from the city of Düsseldorf, the capital of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

Düsseldorf Airport’s local name is Rhein-Ruhr Airport. Düsseldorf Airport is the base for airlines like Lufthansa and Air Berlin. The largest foreign carrier using Düsseldorf Airport as a base is Turkish Airlines, since Turkey is a popular holiday destination for German tourists.

There is a great selection of public transport options for passengers arriving at the airport. Düsseldorf Airport has its own train station for all major destinations in Germany and beyond. There are also taxi services at the airport. Car hire is also represented by several well-known suppliers or hire cars.

Getting to the airport from the city centre is also easy, as both the metro train links and frequent Düsseldorf Airport buses connect the airport with the city. From the central bus terminal passengers can also board coaches for international destinations such as London, Brussels, Amsterdam or Paris, Warsaw or Prague (operator Eurolines).

Buses from Düsseldorf Airport have their own bus stop located outside the terminal buildings. All buses from Düsseldorf Airport leave at regular intervals all day long every day of the week.

The airport’s main bus station is situated in front of the Reisemarkt travel centre, in the central arrival area near the metro train station (S-Bahn). Passenger can board many regional services at this bus stop. Düsseldorf Airport buses display a sign with their final destination at the front of the bus, but drivers are typically very helpful and will advise passengers who are unsure of the stop they need for their final destination.

Bus tickets can be purchased upon boarding the bus. Düsseldorf Airport buses from Service 760 run on a regular basis between the airport and Ratingen. The SkyTrain shuttle bus Service 821 transports passengers from the arrivals terminal to the airport’s metro train station covering the distance in just five minutes.

Düsseldorf and the nearby city of Essen are important venues for international trade fairs and events. Whenever such events take place, the airport authorities provide additional buses from Düsseldorf Airport which will transport attendees of the events from the airport to the exhibition arena or trade fair centre. Such event buses can be chartered specially from the area in front of central arrivals.

Düsseldorf Airport busses number 896 run from the airport to the Messe/Fairground but are only operating during the times when there are events or fairs being staged. The buses leaves from Terminal A B C bus stop number 3 and go to Stockumerkirchstraße (U) before heading for the Messe/Fairground and the Fair Congress Centre.

Throughout the airport there are also orange ticket machines that passengers can use to buy tickets. When boarding Düsseldorf Airport buses passengers must validate their bus ticket at a small machine inside the bus. There are various ticket solutions for groups or families travelling together. After 9.00 am one can usually buy a day ticket that allows up to five people to travel on just one ticket.

The shuttle bus 21 will take passengers to the main train station in the city, as will the metro train (S-Bahn) line 7. These services run every 20 minutes between Düsseldorf Airport and the mainline train station, which is located at the south-eastern periphery of central Düsseldorf.