Travel info for the Bundesliga opener against HSV

On Saturday evening, the Festival of Lights will take place in Westfalenpark at the same time as the Bundesliga home match against Hamburger SV. Due to the festival, extensive road closures are expected around SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. Public transport note for the area around Westfalenpark: If the area around the Westfalenpark stop becomes overcrowded, the bridge there will be closed and turned into a pedestrian-only zone (access would also be blocked for residents and other persons who would normally be permitted to enter).

• The RE 57 from Sauerland will make unscheduled stops at Signal Iduna Park station at 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., and at Dortmund Central Station five minutes later each time.
• The RE 57 from Dortmund toward Sauerland will depart Dortmund Central Station at 3:41 p.m., 4:41 p.m. and 5:41 p.m. and will make an unscheduled stop at Signal Iduna Park station five minutes later each time.

Return journey

• The RE 57 from Dortmund toward Sauerland will depart Dortmund Central Station at 8:41 p.m. and make an unscheduled stop at Signal Iduna Park station five minutes later.
• The special train to Lünen (RB 20292) will depart Signal Iduna Park station at 9:01 p.m. and Dortmund Central Station at 9:15 p.m., arriving in Lünen at 9:30 p.m.

Additional notes

• The special TRI train (Borussia Express) will not operate.
• From 10 p.m., the RB 50 between Dortmund Central Station and Lünen will be replaced by rail replacement bus services due to construction work.

Match tickets include a public transport ticket for one outbound and one return journey. Please note: the ticket is valid throughout the entire transport network in North Rhine-Westphalia.

By the way: The DSW21 combined ticket offer has now been extended to all BVB teams. Whether you want to watch football (men’s first team, women’s team, U23), the women’s handball team or table tennis in person, travel to and from the venue by public transport is included in the price with the DSW21 combined ticket.

All services can be found in the electronic journey planner (www.bus-und-bahn.de) as well as in the DSW21 and VRR apps. Further timetable details are also available at NWL-Info.de and zuginfo.nrw.

For all fans traveling by car, DOPARK sells parking tickets in advance for home matches. Sales are handled via the DOPARK ticket shop for DOPARK parking areas and via the Westfalenhallen ticket shop for parking at Westfalenhallen.

Ticket holders have the advantage that their booked parking space remains reserved until kick-off, eliminating the sometimes lengthy search for a free spot. In addition, arrival is easier because there is no payment process at the entrance to the car parks.

Borussia Dortmund recommends carpooling and keeping the number of cars used for travel to a minimum. The Bundesliga also offers its own ride-sharing portal. The Bundesliga ride-sharing portal connects fans who want to travel together to home and away matches. This makes the journey more environmentally friendly, cheaper and more sociable.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.