Cheap Flights from Dublin to Dortmund

The expensive stretch is the run-up to Christmas, when Dortmund's market draws crowds and seats over the holidays get tight — if your dates are fixed there, book early rather than hoping. Work back and the fare curve flattens through autumn: September and November sit mid-range, and October is the low point on the calendar, after the summer rush and before the winter one. The price list here runs from August through January, so late summer is worth a look if autumn doesn't suit. Midweek departures usually undercut Fridays and Sundays, whichever month you land on.

Nothing flies Dublin to Dortmund nonstop, so every ticket is a connection, and the airline you pick decides where the stop falls. Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines and Eurowings connect through their German hubs, keeping the layover short and the terms full-service: checked bags in the fare, and rebooking onto a later flight if a leg slips. Swiss and Helvetic Airways offer much the same package by way of Zurich. Sun Express and Pegasus work the other way, with low-cost fares through Turkish airports where the base price covers little and baggage is paid on top, plus a long stop that stretches the day. Weigh the total with bags included, and keep the legs on one booking.

Because every itinerary connects somewhere, you can land at Dortmund airport late in the day, and that changes how you get into town: check the last shuttle before you fly, since evening services thin out and a taxi becomes the fallback. The terminal sits east of the city, a short drive out, with a shuttle bus feeding the main railway station and the German rail network beyond it. The city has one airport, so there is no terminal decision to second-guess at booking. One thing to watch after a two-leg day: glance at your checked bag's tag at the carousel, because on tight connections luggage sometimes follows on a later flight, and the desk in the hall sorts it.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

German

Emergency number

112, 110

Driving side

right

Calling code

+49

Internet domain

.de

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Dortmund

601 k (2025)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Berlin)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Ireland is outside Schengen, so you clear passport control in Germany — carry a passport or an EU identity card.
• Keep every leg on one ticket, because a missed connection on separate bookings is yours to fix and pay for.
• Price baggage before comparing fares: Sun Express and Pegasus charge for checked bags that Lufthansa and Swiss include.
• Check the layover on Turkish routings, where a stop can stretch a short hop into most of a day.
• Match your landing time to the shuttle into Dortmund if you arrive in the evening, with a taxi as the backup.
• Book December dates early if the Christmas market is the point of the trip, when fares climb with demand.