If you're flying in from England head for Dusseldorf Airport - the busy business airport is north of Dusseldorf and very close to Duisburg.

I've yet to fly in direct, but by all accounts a Sky Train links the terminal with its dedicated train station and you can catch a train from there direct to Duisburg and be in town within 15 minutes. There's more than 100 trains per day making that connection so you should find one...

The following routes currently serve Dusseldorf Airport from the UK:

• Birmingham - FlyBe and Lufthansa and BA
• Leeds Bradford - Jet2-com
• London Stansted - Air Berlin
• London Heathrow - Lufthansa and BA
• London City - Lufthansa
• Manchester - FlyBe and Lufthansa
• Newcastle - Lufthansa
• Southampton - FlyBe

If no flights there fit your plans Cologne Bonn is a realistic second option. From that airport catch the RE8 to Koln Messe Deutz, ten minutes, and change there for a train to Duisburg, running three or four times an hour and taking around 40 minutes.

Due to its close proximity to Cologne, taking the Eurostar is a possibility too. London St Pancras to Cologne via Brussels takes five to seven hours - from Cologne frequent trains head to Duisburg.





Once in town you can wander around the middle of Duisburg without the need for transport, but you will need it to reach the MSV Arena (more details in fans guide).


There is a small underground system, with a few S-Bahns and a fair spread of buses.

If you are doing a few journeys look our for the TagesTicket (day ticket), or Grupenticket (group ticket) as these will cover you until 3am the following morning.