There are 7 ways to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn by train, bus, car, or plane
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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 Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5
9h 22mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paderbornbus
13h 6m€53–88Drive 539.6 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Paderborncar 539.6 km
5h 35m€96–139Bus, 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 22mTrain
- 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 9mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding to Lueneburgtrain Rj
- Take the bus from Bf. Lüneburg to Langenhagen Bahnhof Mittebus
- Take the train from Langenhagen Bahnhof Mitte to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5
13h 20mBus, 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 29m€202–473
Billund Airport (BLL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Paderborn is to drive which takes 5h 35m and costs €95 - €140.
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 13h 6m.
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 Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 22m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Paderborn is 624 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 €50 - €90 and takes 13h 6m.
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 Hbf 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 13h 6m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- 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
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding to Lueneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Niebüll to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hbf 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
Train from Langenhagen Bahnhof Mitte to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- €24–85
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn-Kasseler Tor
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.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
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Lüneburg to Langenhagen Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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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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