There are 8 ways to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5
9h 22mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus 144
- Take the bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paderbornbus
12h 50m€46–82Drive 539.6 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Paderborncar 539.6 km
5h 35m€97–139Bus, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BLL - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 17mTrain
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Osnabrück Hbftrain 33
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn-Kasseler Tortrain
10h 14mDrive, car train
- Drive from Esbjerg to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Paderborncar
5h 33m€153–203Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLL - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain
9h 11m€131–315Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
8h 15m€175–414
Billund Airport (BLL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn is to drive and car train which takes 5h 33m and costs €150 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Esbjerg to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg Busterminal and arriving at Paderborn via Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, Vejle Busterminal and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Esbjerg to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg St. and arriving at Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 22m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Paderborn is 625 km. The road distance is 539.6 km.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 9h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Paderborn bus services, operated by Sydtrafik, depart from Esbjerg Busterminal station.
Esbjerg to Paderborn train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn is to train via Hamburg which takes 9h 22m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 and takes 12h 50m.
What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, and Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Paderborn via Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, Vejle Trafikcenter, Vejle Busterminal, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 12h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Niebüll to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn-Kasseler Tor
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Esbjerg to Paderborn bus services, operated by Sydtrafik, arrive at Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport station.
Esbjerg to Paderborn train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esbjerg to Paderborn is 540 km. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Esbjerg to Paderborn.
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