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How to get fromDover to Paderbornby train (Eurostar), bus, train, car ferry, car, plane or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Dover to Paderborn by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car ferry, car, plane, or car train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbftrainIce
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain43 / ...
    5. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn HbftrainRe
    10h 6m
    €155–609

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbusN1328
    11h 35m
    €47–65

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Essen central train stationbus081
    3. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn HbftrainRe
    10h 51m
    €54–101

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Paderborncar
    7h
    €116–162

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)planeLHR - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 42m

  6. Bus, train via Rotterdam

    1. Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Rotterdam Central Stationbus814
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlotrain
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Hammtrain
    4. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn HbftrainRe
    13h 7m
    €93–177

  7. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrainle shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Paderborncar
    6h 21m

  8. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLHR - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain
    8h 31m
    €116–334

  9. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeLHR - CGN
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
    8h 38m
    €140–406

  10. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeSTN - CGN
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
    8h 20m
    €109–328

  11. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)planeSTN - FMO
    3. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 9m
    €138–425

Dover to Paderborn by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration10h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€155Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dover, England and Paderborn, Germany?

You can take a train from Dover Priory to Paderborn Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Dortmund Hbf in around 10h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Bielefeld Brackwede train station twice daily. Tickets cost €40–60 and the journey takes 9h 50m.

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