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A week in Düsseldorf

Seven days in Düsseldorf without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Düsseldorf trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Carlsplatz

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    public square in Düsseldorf, Germany

    Carlspl., 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–18:30 · Sat 08:00–16:00 · Sun closed

  3. 14:3017:00

    Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Düsseldorf

    Berger Allee 2, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Zum Schiffchen

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Brauerei

    Hafenstraße 5, 40213 Düsseldorf

  6. 20:3023:00

    Capitol Theater

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Flingern, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Erkrather Straße 30, 40233 Düsseldorf

Day 2

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café Hüftgold

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Ackerstraße 113, 40233 Düsseldorf

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art collection in Düsseldorf, Germany

    Grabbeplatz 5, 40213 Düsseldorf

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Uerige Hausbrauerei

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Berger Straße 1, 40213 Düsseldorf

  6. 14:3017:00

    Museum Kunstpalast

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Düsseldorf

    Ehrenhof 4-5, 40479 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Wed 11:00–18:00 · Thu 11:00–21:00 · Fri–Sun 11:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    Schifffahrtsmuseum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Burgplatz 30, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Casita Mexicana

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Hunsrückenstraße 15

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–22:30 · Fri–Sat 12:00–00:00 · Sun 12:00–22:30

  9. 21:0022:30

    Landgasthaus Krevet

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Steinkaul 3, 40589 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 17:00–23:00 · Sat 14:00–23:00 · Sun 11:00–23:00

Day 3

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Eisdiele Eisbär Düsseldorf

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Erkrather Straße 110, 40233 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–19:30

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Theatermuseum Düsseldorf

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

    Jägerhofstraße 1, 40479 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 13:00–20:30

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Ham Ham bei Josef

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Kurze Straße 5, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon 15:00–00:30 · Tue–Thu 12:00–00:30 · Fri–Sat 12:00–02:30 · Sun 12:00–00:30

  6. 14:3017:00

    K21

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Düsseldorf, Germany

    Ständehausstraße 1, 40217 Düsseldorf

  7. 17:0019:30

    Kunsthalle Düsseldorf

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

    Grabbeplatz 4, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Schweine Janes

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Bolkerstraße 13, 40213 Düsseldorf

  9. 21:0023:30

    Savoy Theater & Atelier Kino

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    cinema in Düsseldorf, Germany

    Graf-Adolf-Straße 47, 40210 Düsseldorf

Day 4

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Birdie & Co.

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Mittelstraße 6, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Kunst im Tunnel

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Düsseldorf, Germany

    Mannesmannufer 1b, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    El Amigo

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Schneider-Wibbel-Gasse 9, 40213 Düsseldorf

  6. 14:3017:00

    Filmmuseum Düsseldorf

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    film museum in Düsseldorf, Germany

    Schulstraße 4, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 11:00–17:00 · Wed 11:00–21:00 · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    NRW Forum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

    Ehrenhof 2, 40479 Düsseldorf

  8. 19:3021:00

    Soba-an

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Klosterstraße 68, 40211 Düsseldorf

  9. 21:0023:30

    Kom(m)ödchen

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    privately owned theater in Dusseldorf, Germany

    Kay-und-Lore-Lorentz-Platz 1, 40213 Düsseldorf

Day 5

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Pizzeria am Medienhafen

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Wupperstraße 14, 40219

  4. 14:3017:00

    Hetjens Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    ceramics museum in Düsseldorf, Germany

    Schulstraße 4, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 11:00–17:00 · Wed 11:00–21:00 · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00

  5. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  6. 19:0020:30

    Pizzeria Romantica

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Düsselthaler Straße 48, 40211 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 12:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 18:00–23:00

  7. 20:3022:00

    Schloss Kalkum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    castle

    Oberdorfstraße 10, 40489 Düsseldorf

Day 6

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museum für Europäische Gartenkunst

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

    Benrather Schloßallee 106, 40597 Düsseldorf

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Zum Kochlöffel

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 41

  6. 14:3017:00

    Sammlung Philara

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Birkenstraße 47, 40233 Düsseldorf

  7. 17:0019:30

    Heinrich-Heine-Institut

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Bilker Straße 12-14, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 11:00–17:00 · Sat 13:00–17:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Ludwigs Bier&Brot

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Mertensgasse 11

  9. 21:0022:30

    Benrath Palace

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Baroque German Palace

    Benrather Schloßallee 104, 40597 Düsseldorf

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Goethe Museum's Library

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    library in Düsseldorf

    Jacobistraße 2, 40211 Düsseldorf

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 11:00–17:00 · Sat 13:00–17:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Pizzeria LUPO

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Bolkerstraße 52

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Düsseldorf
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors