Getting to Weeze Airport near Düsseldorf is easy by public transportation (train and bus), car, or shuttle bus services from Cologne, Duisburg, Essen, Venlo, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Utrecht, and Amsterdam.
Getting to Weeze Airport (NRN) is not particularly difficult but it is more complicated than traveling to many other major German airports. Weeze Airport (NRN) is around 70 km to the northeast of Düsseldorf and 30 km from the Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Weeze Airport can be reached by car, bus, and train but transfers are usually needed. The availability of airport shuttle services depends very much on the season — in early 2021, almost no bus services are running to major cities making the train or private transfers the most sensible options.
Suntransfers and Klook give online quotations for private airport transfers without first requiring personal details or flight numbers. These may be worth the splurge at late hours or when traveling to destinations difficult to reach on public transportation.
Weeze Airport is sometimes referred to by its old name Flughafen Niederrhein (Lower Rhine) – a name that lives on in its IATA code NRN. Low-cost airline Ryanair refers to the airport as Düsseldorf (Weeze) but the airport is far from Düsseldorf and a far cry from the large and convenient Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) that is only minutes to the north of Düsseldorf.
By Car to Weeze Airport (NRN) in Germany
Driving is the easiest way to reach Weeze Airport. The airport is just off the Autobahn A57 (use exit 3 – Goch/Weeze or exit 4 – Uedem / Weeze), with good access from most cities in the Ruhr district or Dutch cities such as Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Venlo. Reasonably priced parking is readily available at the airport.
Driving distances to Weeze Airport are for example:
- Aachen – 145 km
- Arnhem (Netherlands) – 70 km
- Cologne / Köln – 110 km
- Dortmund – 110 km
- Düsseldorf – 70 km
- Duisburg – 60 km
- Essen – 80 km
- Krefeld – 60 km
- Mönchengladbach – 65 km
- Nijmegen (Netherlands) – 60 km
- Venlo (Netherlands) – 35 km
Car hire companies with car rental desks inside Weeze Airport include Avis, Europcar, Hertz, and Sixt. Rental cars (Mietwagen) at Weeze Airport are best reserved in advance for the cheapest prices and to ensure availability.
Taxis and Private Shuttle Van Services from Weeze Airport in Germany
Taxis and private airport shuttle van services are best reserved in advance when traveling from Weeze Airport. Expect to pay for pre-booked private airport transfers around to Duisburg €70, Düsseldorf €100, Essen €100, Cologne €130, Weeze station €25. For destinations in the Netherlands expect to pay to Venlo €40, Nijmegen €70, Arnhem €100, and around €300 to Amsterdam. Suntransfers and Klook give online quotations for private airport transfers without first requiring personal details or flight numbers.
Most solo travelers will find better value when going by bus or train although small groups and families may value the convenience of going directly from airport to accommodation without transfers. Private shuttle services are also great when traveling at odd hours or to destinations without regular public transportation links.
By Train from Weeze Airport (NRN) in Germany
The train is for travelers using public transportation the most reliable option. The train and related bus services run year-round while other bus services are seasonal.
Weeze Airport (NRN) is not directly on the German rail network but trains are a sensible option for traveling from the airport. From Weeze Airport, take a ten-minute bus ride to Weeze train station. The bus runs generally once per hour with times link to train arrival / departure times.
From Weeze station, two trains per hour go to Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in just over an hour. Düsseldorf has excellent railway connections to all parts of Germany. Travelers to Ruhr cities such as Duisburg, Essen, Bochum, and Dortmund, as well as Cologne (Köln), Bonn, Mönchengladbach, Aachen, and Venlo (Netherlands) can change trains at Krefeld, which is 40 minutes from Weeze station in the direction of Düsseldorf.
Small groups can travel very cheaply to Weeze Airport by train when using the Schöner-Tag-Ticket NRW.
For more details see By Train to Weeze Airport.
By Bus to Weeze Airport (NRN) in Germany
Most of the previous shuttle bus services to Weeze Airport no longer operate and it is unclear if any services to the Netherlands will resume for the summer 2021 flight schedule.
The public bus services from the airport to Weeze and Kevelaer stations continue to operate making the bus and train combination the best public transportation option when traveling to Weeze Airport.
The bus service from Weeze Airport to Düsseldorf via Duisburg currently run only late at night from the airport (around 23:30) and early morning to arrive at Weeze around 5:00.
Transfers from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)
No direct bus or train services are available between Weeze Airport (NRN), popular with low-cost airlines, and Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), a major international airport used by most airlines flying to the Ruhr region.
To transfer from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) use the train to Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof (main train station) and then take a train to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS). The total traveling time is just less than two hours but only one departure per hour is possible from Weeze Airport.
Taxis or private shuttle transfers are of course available too and best reserved in advance – expect to pay around €120. Suntransfers and Klook give online quotations for private airport transfers without first requiring personal details or flight numbers.
More on Weeze Airport (NRN):
- Cheap Transportation to Weeze Airport (NRN)
- By Train to Weeze Airport — the best public transportation option.
- Suntransfers and Klook give online quotations for pre-booked transfers without requiring personal details in advance. These may be sensible when traveling off the train network.
- Online timetables for Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) for departures from Airport Terminal, Weeze or journeys to Weeze Airport.
- Buses and Trains from Weeze Airport to Düsseldorf, Duisburg & Cologne — the bus service is currently very limited with the train the better choice.
Buses from Weeze Airport to Duisburg, Essen & the Ruhr– suspended: use the train or book a private transfer.Buses from Weeze Airport to the Netherlands (Venlo, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Utrecht & Amsterdam)– suspended: use the train or book a private transfer.Cheap Flights to Weeze Airport