Train
The SkyTrain operates from 3:45 am to 0:45 am every 5–7 minutes between Pier C, Piers A/B, car parks P4/P5, and the airport railway station. At other times, the route is covered by a bus service every 20 min. You must hold a valid public transport or airport parking ticket to use the service; otherwise, you will need to purchase a €3.60 ticket to board the SkyTrain.
The station is located in the eastern part of the enclosure and offers regular services to various destinations within the region and the country (Duisburg, Emmerich, Essen, Leverkusen, Köln, Bonn, Koblenz, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Dortmund, Papenburg, Bremen, Eisenach), including express and high-speed trains.
Metro
Below Pier C, there is a station where line S11 of DB Regio (Tel +49 30 2970) departs towards Düsseldorf Central Station (€3.60; 30-minute journey), Neuss, Dormagen, Köln, and Bergisch Gladbach.Bus
Bus stops are located in front of the main Arrivals Hall and at the train station, where various services of Rheinbahn (Tel +49 211 582 4900) can be boarded. Tickets from €3.60.
- 721: Tannenhof/Gothaer Weg, Düsseldorf train station
- 729: Theodor-Heuss-Brücke (Düsseldorf-Golzheim)
- 759: Ratingen-Ost
- 760: Ratingen, Düsseldorf-Wittlaer-Bockum, Rosspfad
- 776: Mercedesstrasse (Düsseldorf-Derendorf)
- 896: Düsseldorf-Messe
- SB51: Kaarst-Rathaus, Düsseldorf-Nordfriedhof, Meerbusch
At platform 14, in the central Arrivals area, you can also board long-distance buses operated by FlixBus (Tel +49 30 300 137 300):
- N79: Dortmund, Paris, Liège, Brussels
- O68: Bayreuth, Amsterdam, Utrecht
- N116: Tübingen, Amsterdam, Venlo, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, The Hague
Car-sharing
At the DUSsharing hub, located next to car park P7 and 2 minutes from the terminal, you can find vehicles from Free2move, Miles, and Wheego, as well as electric motorcycles and bicycles from Lime and Bolt.Ride-sharing
You can also request a vehicle via Uber upon your arrival at the airport. Follow the instructions in the app to meet your driver, who will be waiting outside the Arrivals level at Pier B, near Exit D. The fare to the city centre of Düsseldorf ranges from €20.00–34.00, depending on the selected service.Taxi
Taxis are available at both the Departures and Arrivals levels. The fare to the city centre is approximately €28.00 and the trip takes around 15 minutes. Official operators include Taxi Düsseldorf (Tel +49 211 33333), Rhein Taxi (Tel +49 211 212 121), and Taxiruf Düsseldorf (Tel +49 211 714 141).