Day trip to Dusseldorf.
From Birmingham, back by 19:15.
Germany·Tue 6 Apr · 6.2 hours in the city
Time in the city
6.2 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
8km
to the centreFrom Dusseldorf centre (DUS)
Daylight
13.2 hours
07:00 to 20:11Sunrise 07:00, sunset 20:11
07:45
Leave Birmingham
1h 20min
10:47
In the city
Lands 10:05, 30min immigration, 12min from the airport
16:58
Leave the city
12min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
19:15
Back in Birmingham
Flies 18:50
- Leave Birmingham07:45
- Land in Dusseldorf1h 20min10:05
- In the city30min immigration, 12min from the airport10:47
- Leave the city12min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration16:58
- Fly home1h 20min18:50
- Back in Birmingham19:15
How we'd do it
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With kids in DusseldorfShowHide
Dusseldorf on a budgetShowHide
Getting about costs £12, that is s-bahn to city centre and back at £6 and local transport at £6. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.
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How we'd do it
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What a day in Dusseldorf costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£196.90/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Return flights: about 150 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 560 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
First 1,000 members
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Built by Josh and Samar£19 today for your first year, then £19 a year for as long as you stay.
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Getting to the airportShowHide
Getting to Birmingham
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Free for the first 0-10 minutes at the Drop Off car park. Source
Train
- From Birmingham (New Street, via the free AirRail Link monorail from Birmingham International station)Price not published10-15 min
Coach
- National Express and FlixBus from BirminghamPrice not published
Taxi
- From Birmingham city centre£20-£30 one way~10 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £7
Drop Off car park: free 0-10 min, then £7 (10-15 min) rising to £56 at the 1-hour mark; no-return-within-1hr policy. Source
- Car Park 1 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 2 & 3 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 4 (3-5 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 5 (5-10 min walk, free shuttle)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 7 (meet & greet, bus 10-15 min)£51
Same-day rate. Source
- Elmdon Short Stay£51
Same-day rate. Source
More parking
- Valet Parking (meet & greet, 1 min walk)No same-day price
Parking nearby
No same-day price published. See multi-day prices
- Airparks Self Park (2.1 mi)£7.31
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
- Airparks Drop & Go (staff park it)£8.12
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
- Maple Parking Meet & Greet (~2 min walk, on-airport)£9.85
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
Costs people forgetShowHide
Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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