Düsseldorf International Airport
Tel: (0211) 4210.
Website: www.duesseldorf-international.de

Düsseldorf International Airport is located 8km (5 miles) north of the city centre. It's one of Germany's three busiest airports, handling hundreds of (mainly scheduled) flights daily.

Facilities include banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, a post office, restaurants, cafés, bars, several shops and first-class business facilities. All major national and local car hire operators, travel agencies and tour operators are represented.

A Skytrain (suspended monorail) people mover links the airport to the Bahnhof Düsseldorf Flughafen train station, which has international, regional and local (S-Bahn) trains. The latter depart every 20 minutes or so to the centre of Düsseldorf.

Weeze Airport
Tel: (0283) 766 6111.
Website: www.airport-weeze.de

Budget airlines also use Weeze airport, 78km (49 miles) northwest of Düsseldorf.

Facilities at this small airport which has only recently converted to commercial flights are very limited but include a duty-free shop, bistro and restaurant, and an ATM (no other banking/exchange facilities).

A shuttle bus links to Weeze station on the regional rail network's direct line to Düsseldorf. The RE10 stops here every 30 minutes and takes just over 1 hour to Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in the city centre. Alternatively there are five buses a day from the airport to Düsseldorf, a journey that takes 1 hour 30 minutes.