Travel

View of Münster
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Münster is well reachable by air and rail.

By plane:

The biggest airports in the area are Düsseldorf and Cologne-Bonn, hosting regular airline's as well as regional and low-cost carrier's flights.

Additionally, there are two smaller airports in the area, with limited number of budget airline flights to selected destinations:

  • Münster-Osnabrück International Airport (FMO). Flights on daily-basis to Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart and Zürich. Transfer time to the city by bus: ca. 35-45 mins depending on the bus line, buses leave every half an hour, see schedule.
  • Dortmund International Airport (DTM). Budget airline flights to some cities in Germany and Europe (London Luton and Stansted among them). Transfer time to Münster (shuttle bus + train): ca. 1h, every hour. Connections with one more change leave more frequently. For exact schedule, please check the Deutsche Bahn webpage.

By train:

Please check the online train timetable of Deutsche Bahn.

Local bus transport:

The online timetable for the local buses is available here.