Moving to Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf Airport has two stations. The S11 leaves from the terminal station. The long-distance station (Flughafen Fernbahnhof), linked to the terminals by the SkyTrain, has regional trains and ICEs to the Hauptbahnhof and to Cologne.

Rheinbahn runs the U-Bahn, trams and buses; the S-Bahn and regional trains belong to the same VRR ticket system, which covers the whole Rhine-Ruhr area.

• The €63 Deutschlandticket covers the network and regional trains to Cologne and the Ruhr cities.
• Most universities include the Deutschland-Semesterticket in the semester fee. Check yours before you buy a ticket.

You can register at any of Düsseldorf's eleven Bürgerbüros. All services need an appointment, booked online or by phone on 0211 8991. Registration is free, and online registration is also available.

Düsseldorf's immigration office is the Amt für Migration und Integration at Erkrather Straße 377-389. It has a dedicated service for companies and visas. Appointments are needed; applications by phone aren't possible.

Düsseldorf's rents are among the higher ones in North Rhine-Westphalia. WG rooms were commonly advertised at around €600 a month in 2026. Neighbouring cities such as Neuss and Duisburg are cheaper and a short train ride away.

Heinrich Heine University and Düsseldorf's universities of applied sciences run services for international students. The city has a large Japanese community with its own schools, shops and associations.