Düsseldorf, Germany

Getting around Düsseldorf

How to travel around Düsseldorf — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. U-Bahn and trams

A combined network, with the Wehrhahn line running through architect-designed stations.

Cost: EUR 3.20

2. Airport

S-Bahn and long-distance trains both stop at the airport, twelve minutes from the centre.

3. Rhine ferries and boats

Passenger boats up and down the river, including to Cologne.

4. Cycling

Flat, with a good riverside network.

5. Trains to Cologne

Twenty-five minutes, making both cities a single trip.

Booking apps in Germany

Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.

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Taxi and ride-hailing in one app, widely used in German cities.

Coverage: Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

Bolt

Competes on price with the taxi apps in larger German cities.

Coverage: Major cities.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

DB Navigator

Deutsche Bahn's app for national rail, regional transit and the Deutschlandticket.

Coverage: Nationwide.