Dortmund Airport (DTM) is not such a big airport but you should not underrate it because it is built to international standards, and it opens the gates to the beauty of the city of Dortmund. The airport is situated 10 kilometers east of Dortmund and it is mainly used for charter flights and other leisure and low-cost flights into and out of Dortmund. This is your way through to this nice city when you are coming for a holiday.

Just like any other international airport, Dortmund Airport has all the amenities that you would expect when traveling to any part of the world. From ATMS, coffee shops, restaurants, bars and duty-free shops, you can do just anything that you want because friendly people of this great country are at your service here.

Moving around Dortmund

Airport transfers from Dortmund Airport to the city and its environs are enabled by the various modes of transport such as taxis, shuttles and buses. Car hire services are also available for those who would want privacy and added comfort.

You will find booths at the arrivals for different international car hire companies, where you can book from your favorite company based on the experience you have ever had with their services previously. Hiring a car for personal use during your stay in Dortmund is not an expensive affair, because there are car hire services for all. If you are traveling on budget and you need to drive yourself around you will be provided with an appropriate rental car.

Local car hire companies, whom you will also find at the arrivals, provide the best rates for those who would want to pay less and still drive in a hired car. You will be amazed to find out that depending on taxi drivers while on holiday can be costlier than hiring a car for your vacation. Just do your math and find out how cost effective it is, considering the comfort and convenience that car hire service will offer you.

Places to Visit

For an adventurous tourist like you, Dortmund has a lot to offer. Learn about the evolution of cooking when you visit German Cookbook Museum. Apothecary Museum enlightens you about ancient medicine and evolution of pills, which dates back to 1392.

Come with your family and take them to the Dortmund Zoological Gardens, Westphalia Park, Fredenbaum Park that is has many ponds and playgrounds for the kids to flex the muscles. You can also take them to Signal Iduna Park that houses the largest football stadium in the whole of Europe. If you are a football fun like me, you will be amazed to learn that this huge stadium is home to Borussia Dortmund, the local football club and German football giants.