🇩🇪 Düsseldorf Hbf

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Quick Facts

Country	🇩🇪
Type	Major
Coordinates	51.21996, 6.794316
Timezone	Europe/Berlin
Connections	777
UIC Code	8008094

About Düsseldorf Hbf

Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is the central station of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital, one of the busiest railway hubs in Germany with over 250,000 passengers passing through daily. It lies at the intersection of major intercity and high-speed routes connecting Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, and Amsterdam, with Thalys and Eurostar services calling here on international routes to Paris and London via Brussels. The station is fully integrated with Düsseldorf's U-Bahn and S-Bahn networks and is directly connected to Düsseldorf Airport via the SkyTrain shuttle.

Frequently Asked Questions

U-Bahn lines U70, U74, U75, and U76 link Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof to Heinrich-Heine-Allee in the Altstadt in under five minutes. The station is also the main node for S-Bahn services across the Rhine-Ruhr region.

ICE trains connect Düsseldorf to Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne in under two hours. International Thalys and Eurostar services to Brussels, Paris, and London also call at or connect via Düsseldorf, though you may need to change at Cologne.

The station has a large DB travel centre, extensive retail and dining on the concourse level, and a staffed left-luggage office. Coin-operated lockers are distributed across several areas, and the station is fully step-free with lifts throughout.

The Sky Train monorail connects Düsseldorf Airport terminal directly to the long-distance railway station Düsseldorf Flughafen, which is one stop from Hauptbahnhof on S-Bahn line S11. The total journey from platform to departures takes around 12 minutes.

The Königsallee (Kö), one of Germany's most celebrated shopping boulevards, begins just a few minutes' walk from the station. The Museum Kunstpalast and the K20 modern art gallery are both reachable within 15 minutes by U-Bahn from the station.

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