Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)

Düsseldorf International Airport is the third largest airport in Germany and offers connections to 175 destinations worldwide. The airport is one of the main hubs for Air Berlin. The main airport of Düsseldorf is located about 15 kilometers away from the main railway station. It takes 12 minutes by city railway S7 or S11 to the main railway station; by car, bus or taxi about 20 minutes. The costs are €2,40 for city railway or bus "Preisstufe A", about €20/€22 for taxi: taxis are located in front of the airport terminals. Fixed Trip to the fairground is 13€ with taxi.

Köln Bonn Airport (CGN)

60 min drive away from Düsseldorf city centre.

Airport Weeze (NRN)

Frequented by smaller, low-cost airlines flying into Düsseldorf. The airport is 80 km from Düsseldorf main railway station, by car or bus a 90 min drive bus: 6-8 departures per day, €14 fare. If you need to travel from Düsseldorf main airport DUS to Weeze Airport NRN, Deutsche Bahn is the easiest and fastest option. Just follow the DB signs at the DUS Airport. The train S11 then RE10 gets you to Weeze or Kevelaer; then, change to a special bus, which takes you directly to Weeze Airport. Local bus fare is included in Deutsche Bahn tickets. The bus from Weeze train station leaves hourly for the airport until 9:20 p.m. The train goes every hour. Sometimes, it is cheaper to buy a SchönerTagTicket/Nice Day Ticket NRW €25 single, €35 for up to 5 people, valid all day on all public transport in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This ticket can be bought online on DB's website (http://www.bahn.de/), from stations, DB counters where it costs €2 extra, bus drivers, or ticket machines. If you want to travel from Duesseldorf city to Weeze Airport, you can also take a bus from the Busbahnhof, close to the Hauptbahnhof. The stop is only a 3 min walk from the Hauptbahnhof, behind the cinema at Worringer Strasse. The bus takes you straight to Weeze Airport. Tickets can be purchased from the driver ca 13 Euro.The same bus takes you from Weeze to Duesseldorf Hauptbahnhof, the main train station in 1 h.

By train

The Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof main station is a major stop for Deutsche Bahn (http://www.bahn.de) German state railway. There's different types of trains such as S-Bahn, Regionalbahn, and Regionalexpress.

All tickets will have to be validated before departure. For the trains like Regionalbahn or Regionalexpress there's an orange machine before you go up the stairs to the platform, where you have to stamp your ticketsee picture.

The Rhinebahn tickets for the local Ubahnsubway and Strassenbahn tram service need to be validated on the actual trains although you will find stamp boxes at the entrance to the platform as well.

Failure to stamp the ticket in the appropriate machines "entwerten" will result in either a 40 euro on- the-spot fine or being brought to a police station by the security where the police will request your I.D. such as your passport for later prosecution. Not being German, not understanding the language or complicated system, or the fact that you have purchased a ticket will not be accepted as excuses: if it is not stamped, it is not valid, and travelling with a non-stamped ticket is considered an offence.