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How to get fromMadrid to Paderbornby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car or train (Renfe)

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Paderborn by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Renfe)

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MAD - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    7h 46m
    €108–291

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus 793 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus bus N71
    28h 25m
    €81–240

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Duisburg Hbftrain train Tha
    4. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    18h 8m
    €203–661

  4. Drive 1,900.6 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Paderborncar car 1,900.6 km
    18h 7m
    €299–432

  5. Fly to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)plane plane MAD - PAD
    8h 38m
    €153–393

  6. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane MAD - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 33m

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    8h 45m
    €115–343

  8. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane MAD - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    10h 30m

  9. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    10h 54m
    €124–382

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurttrain train 84
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    19h 25m
    €243–352

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Liègebus bus
    3. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Herzogenrathtrain train S43
    4. Take the train from Herzogenrath, Bf to Mülheim Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    5. Take the train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    30h 6m
    €94–278

Madrid to Paderborn by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration18h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€203Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Paderborn, Germany?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Paderborn Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and Duisburg Hbf in around 18h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Paderborn via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Bielefeld Brackwede train station in around 28h 25m.

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