Some cities have to think hard about which airport to use. This group does not. Wuppertal, Krefeld, Solingen, Remscheid, Mönchengladbach and Neuss all sit inside a 50 km ring around Dusseldorf Airport, and no other airport comes close on either distance or network. The only real question is how you cover the last few kilometres.
The distances
| City | Distance to DUS | Drive time | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krefeld | 21 km | ~15 min | A44, A57 |
| Mönchengladbach | 34 km | ~25 min | A52, A61 |
| Solingen | 39 km | ~29 min | A3, A46 |
| Wuppertal | 42 km | ~31 min | A46 |
| Remscheid | 49 km | ~36 min | A46, A1 |
For context, that puts Krefeld closer to the airport than many Dusseldorf suburbs, and Wuppertal about as far as a cross-town trip in a larger city.
Why the transfer maths works so well here
Two things. First, these are short drives, so the fixed price is modest — this is the cheapest tier of transfer we run. Second, the local rail options are decent on paper but almost all involve a change plus the SkyTrain at the airport end, which is fine with a rucksack and tedious with two suitcases and a child.
Because the price covers the whole vehicle for up to eight passengers, a family of four travelling from Wuppertal is comparing one modest fixed fare against four separate tickets plus the hassle. That comparison usually resolves itself.
The early-flight problem
The real argument for a transfer in this belt is not distance — it is the clock. Dusseldorf's first departures leave early, and check-in opens earlier still. Local public transport at 04:30 is either infrequent or not running. A car at your door at a time you choose removes the whole problem, and on a 20–40 minute run it does not cost much to solve.
Coming the other way
The return leg is where flight tracking earns its keep. We monitor the inbound flight and adjust the pickup automatically, with 120 minutes of free waiting time included. Landing 40 minutes late at 23:15 is exactly when a pre-booked car stops being a luxury — the taxi rank after a late arrival is a queue, and the last connection home may already have gone.
Every route runs in both directions at the same price. Browse the full list or get a quote for your address.
What about parking at the airport instead?
Driving yourself and leaving the car at DUS is the obvious alternative from this belt, and for some trips it is the right one. It is worth comparing properly rather than assuming either way.
| Park at the airport | Private transfer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost driver | Per day — grows with trip length | Fixed per journey, both ways |
| Best for | Short trips, one or two travellers | Longer trips, groups, families |
| At 4am | You are driving | You are a passenger |
| After a long-haul return | You drive home tired | Someone else drives |
| If the flight is delayed | Extra parking charges | No change — waiting is included |
| Walking with luggage | Car park to terminal | Kerb to arrivals hall |
The pattern is straightforward: parking wins on short trips because the daily rate stays small, and loses on longer ones because it keeps accruing while a transfer does not. A two-week holiday is usually where the comparison tips decisively — and that is also the trip most likely to involve a family and a full car of luggage, where a transfer was the better experience anyway.
The return leg nobody plans for
The argument people underrate is the drive home. Landing at 22:00 after a long-haul flight and then driving 40 km yourself is the least safe part of the whole journey. It is the single most common reason customers in this belt switch from parking to a booked transfer after trying both.
Book a fixed-price transfer
Every route on this site carries its own fixed price for the whole vehicle — not per person. You see the price before you book, and it does not change afterwards: not for traffic, not for the hour of day, and not because your flight was delayed.
What the price includes
- Up to eight passengers in the same vehicle at the same price
- Luggage with no per-bag charge, including skis, golf bags and oversized items
- Tolls and vignettes, including on cross-border routes
- Night, weekend and public-holiday travel with no unsociable-hours surcharge
- 120 minutes of free waiting time at the airport, measured from your actual landing
- Meet & greet in the arrivals hall with a name sign
- Child seats at no charge — tell us ages when you book
How to book
Enter your pickup address, destination, date and passenger count and you get a live quote for that exact journey rather than an estimate. For airport pickups, add your flight number — that is what lets us track the flight and adjust the pickup automatically. Booking more than 24 hours ahead also avoids short-notice pricing.
Browse all fixed-price routes or get a quote directly.
