There are 10 ways to get from Detmold to France by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
7h 52m€240–411Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Parisbus N71
12h 15m€63–110Drive 678.3 km
- Drive from Detmold to Pariscar 678.3 km
6h 30m€105–152Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUS - CDG
7h€163–373Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
7h 53m€217–401Train via Cologne #2
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
8h 42mTrain to Hannover Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HAJ - CDG
6h 54m€171–395Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
7h 21m€113–323Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HAJ - NCE
7h 16m€126–355Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain
8h 16m€167–398
Detmold to France by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detmold to France is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Detmold to France is to drive which takes 6h 30m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct train from Detmold to France. However, there are services departing from Detmold, Bahnhof and arriving at Cité via Bielefeld Hbf, Koeln Hbf and Gare du Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 53m.
The distance between Detmold and France is 768 km. The road distance is 678.3 km.
The best way to get from Detmold to France without a car is to train which takes 7h 52m and costs €240 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Detmold to France, including transfers.
Detmold to France train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bielefeld Hbf station.
The best way to get from Detmold to France is to train which takes 7h 52m and costs €240 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 12h 15m.
Detmold to France train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Detmold to France is 678 km. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from Detmold to France.
What companies run services between Detmold, Germany and France?
You can take a train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Châtelet / Coutellerie via Bielefeld Hbf, Dortmund Hbf, Paris Gare Du Nord, and Valenciennes in around 7h 52m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Paris once daily. Tickets cost €50–85 and the journey takes 9h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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