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Nearest Airport – Dortmund and Dusseldorf
Gelsenkirchen sits in the middle of the Ruhr valley industrial conurbation. Whilst it doesn’t have an airport of its own, it is close enough to both Dortmund and Düsseldorf airports for easy access. Dortmund airport (
http://www.flughafen-dortmund.de) is located approximately 35 miles to the east of the Gelsenkirchen. It has one terminal that serves mainly budget carriers including Easyjet from London Luton.
From Dortmund airport, the easiest way to travel to Gelsenkirchen centre is via the special bus service to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof which takes journey 25 minutes and costs €5 each way (€2 for children), and then catch the hourly S-Bahn line 2 train to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof. The train ticket will cost €3.70 each way and takes around 25 minutes (Enter code 1126 into any of the machines at Dortmund station for a valid ticket).
Düsseldorf Airport (
http://www.duesseldorf-international.de) is the biggest and busiest in the Rhine / Ruhr conurbation. It has its own S-Bahn railway stop, located adjacent to the terminal building, where trains run both to the city centre and beyond. In order to reach Gelsenkirchen then you will need to travel to the latter station and catch a RE3 train. The journey should take around 40 minutes and cost €8. A taxi from the airport to the stadium will take around 35 minutes, and cost approximately €60.
Currently Air Berlin fly to Düsseldorf from London Stansted and British Airways fly from Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester. You may also find Lufthansa flying into the city from Newcastle and Birmingham. There is also the Ryanair option into Düsseldorf Weeze airport which is around 40 miles north west of the city centre and linked by a regular bus service.
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