Bielefeld
The Airports Nearby
Bielefeld itself has no airport (but it has good train connections). The main
airports nearby are Düsseldorf
and Hannover.
There is a
train connection from the airport ("Düsseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof")
to the main station of Bielefeld (Bielefeld Hbf
); usually without change of trains (but not late in the evening).
There is a sky train from the terminal buildings to this airport train station
which runs very frequently.
There are fast trains (IC, EC, ICE),
these trains leave every hour, it takes 100 minutes,
Sometimes one has to
change trains in Dortmund (same platform, just opposite).
The train schedule can be obtained via the
internet,
Von: Düsseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof.
Nach: Bielefeld Hbf.
Nowadays in most cases the best choice.
There is a subway connection from the airport
(inside the building, lower level: "Hannover Flughafen") to the
main station of Hannover (Hannover Hbf), it leaves every 30 minutes and takes 20
minutes.
From the main station, there are fast trains (IC, EC, ICE) to the main
station of Bielefeld (Bielefeld
Hbf); these trains leave every hour, it takes 50 minutes.
The train schedule can be obtained via the
internet,
Von: Hannover Flughafen
Nach: Bielefeld Hbf.
Sometimes convenient for visitors travelling from
Scandinavia. There is an airport bus to the main station (Hamburg Hbf). From
there, one should take a (fast) train (= ICE) to Hannover, change trains, and
continue to the main station of Bielefeld ((Bielefeld
Hbf). The train rides together take 130 - 150 minutes.
The train schedule can be obtained via the
internet,
Von: Hamburg Hbf.
Nach: Bielefeld Hbf.
The train schedule can be obtained via the
internet,
Von: Dortmund Flughafen.
Nach: Bielefeld Hbf.
There are fast train connections (every hour)
directly from the airport ("Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof") to the main station of Bielefeld (Bielefeld
Hbf), either via Dortmund or via Hannover. It takes 4 hours. Some of the
connections via Dortmund are without change of trains!
The train schedule can be obtained via the
internet,
Von: Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof.
Nach: Bielefeld Hbf.
There are train connections (nearly very
hour) from the airport to the main station of Bielefeld (Bielefeld
Hbf), via different routes. It takes 4 to 5 hours.
The train schedule can be obtained via the
internet,
Von: Schiphol (Airport)
Nach: Bielefeld Hbf.
A small airport, very near to Bielefeld (55 km),
but with few connections, and there is no public transportation to Bielefeld.
Also near to Bielefeld (120 km), but also
no public transportation to Bielefeld. and again few connections to this
airport.