The city of Dortmund is in the Ruhr District of northwest Germany. The River Ruhr flows through the southern portion of the city. Although Dortmund is in an industrial area it contains lots of parks and forest land. Dortmund’s old city quarter skyline features numerous church steeples. Car hire at Dortmund Airport is a convenient travel choice.

Dortmund Airport is located 10kms to the east of Dortmund’s historic quarter. It is close to the Ruhrschnellweg motorway which is linked to Dortmund’s ring road, three kilometres east. Dortmund Airport is a hub for low cost carriers and has arrivals from myriad European destinations.

The passenger terminal at Dortmund Airport is a three level structure with the Arrivals area on the ground floor. Facilities in Arrivals include a café, ATMs and car rental at Dortmund Airport service counters. Leading companies, such as Avis, maintain car hire at Dortmund Airport outlets at the airport.

Dortmund city centre and regional cities such as Cologne, Dusseldorf and Paderborn are all within easy reach using a pre-booked cheap car hire at Dortmund Airport. Ebbegebirge Natural Park is just south of the airport. The Ebbe Hills are contained in the park. These low lying forested hills offer beautiful scenery, trekking trails and picturesque villages.

The park is the place to see wonderful timber-framed old German manor houses. Other transport options from Dortmund Airport are private transfer, taxi or bus. The taxi rank is right outside the Arrivals hall exit. There are frequent shuttle buses between the airport and Dortmund Hauptbahnhof (Central Railway Station).