I wanted to go to the dortmund vs bayern munchen game on april 17th, but i have never traveled on the train system alone when i was visiting germany. Im not fluent in german and im worried about the long train trip from Bamberg to Dortmund. Does anyone know if this trip is difficult and how complicated it is to get to Dortmunds stadium once ive arrived at the main train station there? Im most worried about catching my connections which will either be one or even two connections since its such a long trip. Also, what time should i schedule my train to go home since it will most likely take a while to get out after the game is over. i know these questions might seem vague but if theres anyone who knows about this i can give you more specific questions if you need them. thanks in advance.

once you get near dortmound there wont be any problems with directions.
just follow the yellow shirts.
football supporters are generally very helpful to an outsider coming to see a game.
i was at a game a couple of weeks ago with vt member horscheck and a guy came and gave us 2 free tickets for the game when he heard us speak english.

Thats good news. thats so cool that everyone was so nice and you got tickets on top of that!! It makes me feel better about going. I dont have tickets yet, but thats the one thing im trying to decide about. I get to Bamberg on the 13th and i dont know if i should just wait till i get to germany to get my tickets (i would need 2) or if i should order them before i leave off the internet. I dont understand enough german to figure out if i can still get tickets through the official clubs of dortmund or bayern. Is there another train or a bus that comes to the main train station to take fans to the stadium and back? thanks for your help so far

try to get tickets in advance.
the game will be sold out.
both teams have huge followings.

For Borussia Dortmund and mass transit options, go to this website that the team has in English to figure out how to get to Westpahlenstadion. http://www.borussia-dortmund.com/?%99_%1B%E4%F4%9D#oevpn
A game between BoDo and Bayern will be sold out, so I agree - get your tickets in advance if you can. Otherwise you have to find someone scalping tickets.

The atmosphere should be pretty good. Hope you have a grand time.

I FIGURED I WOULDNT BE ABLE TO GET TICKETS FROM THE CLUBS BUT I DO KNOW OF EBAY AND AND ONE OTHER WEBSITE THAT HAS SOME BUNDESLIGA TICKETS THAT I CAN TRY TO GET TICKETS FROM WHICH CAN BE SENT TO MY GRANDMAS HOUSE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE INFO. IT MAKES ME EVEN MORE EXCITED TO GO NOW. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS SPECIFIC SEATING FOR BAYERN FANS? I REALLY DONT CARE IF I HAVE TO SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF DORTMUND FANS BECAUSE IM JUST HAPPY TO BE THERE BUT I ALWAYS WONDERED IF THEY SEPERATE THE FANS OR IS IT JUST RANDOM.

at most football games you will find a section for each team plus a more neutral section that is more family orientated.
the crasiest fans are usually behing the goals.

ok i need help. i see tickets on ebay and they say they are in Westtribüne, Block 1, Reihe 3 at the dortmund stadium. i have the seating chart that dortmund provides on their website but i have no idea if these seats are part of the bayern fans section or the dormund. ive pretty much figured out that the south goal side is the bayern fan section but i dont know if the block 1 area is still bayern area or not. can anyone tell me if i would be sitting with bayern fans or dortmund ones? thanks for any information. You all have already given me so much help.

i can't help you on this one.
i haven't been to that stadium before.
sorry.

The entire stadium is for Dortmund fans except the Nordtribüne, which is for the fans of the visitors. As already said, the game has been sold out for a long time.
The train trip is easy. Buy the ticket as far in advance as possible, as the fares are cheaper if you buy in advance. They can print out a sheet for you telling you where and when each train will arrive and when and where the next will leave. Just ask for a Fahrplan.
If you have a ticket for the game, the public transportation in Dortmund is free the day of the game. The games last about 140 minutes when you include the stoppage time and time between periods. Then you need time to get out of the stadium and back to the train station.

I find it very strange that someone would give you free tickets! The stadium must have been nowhere close to full for someone to give their extra tickets away. Not knowing german wont be much of a problem, but the majority of the fans there cannot speak english (with the exception of those in the expensive seats....), so you will have to enjoy the game without commentary!