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Bielefeld: Nearby Airports

Bielefeld does not have an airport itself, but it has good train connections to nearby airports. Travel times and train frequencies given below refer to day-time during the week; there are fewer connections at night. Complete train schedules are available online from the Deutsche Bahn AG. The closest major airports are Duesseldorf and Hannover (which are also the most convenient ones). Most flights from the US will go through Frankfurt. For city locations and distances refer to the map.

• Duesseldorf: Trains from the airport (lower level) to Duesseldorf main station (Duesseldorf Hbf) leave every 20 minutes and take 20 minutes. From the main station of Duesseldorf, there are fast trains (IC, EC, ICE) to Bielefeld Hbf (every hour; takes about 100 minutes).Sometimes one has to change trains in Dortmund (same platform, just opposite).

• Hannover: A non-stop bus from the airport to Hannover main train station
  (Hannover Hbf) runs every 20 minutes and takes 20 minutes (provided there is no traffic jam). From the main station, there are fast trains (IC, EC, ICE) to Bielefeld main station (at least once every hour; takes 50 minutes).

• Frankfurt/Main: There are fast train connections directly from the airport (lower level) to Bielefeld main station, either via Dortmund or via Hannover (every hour; takes about 4 hours).

• There are two smaller airports closer to Bielefeld, Paderborn (at 55 km) and Muenster-Osnabrueck (at 120 km). However, both airports offer few connections, and there is only poor public transportation to Bielefeld.

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