There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Paderborn by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or night train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)NCE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
7h 10m€80–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Main Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to PaderbornN110
23h 46m€72–132Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen HbfTha
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn HbfRe
13h 26m€157–428Bus via Centre Commercial Cap 3000
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Frankfurt central train stationN508
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to PaderbornN110
22h 43m€80–154Drive 1,189.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Paderborn1,189.5 km
11h 14m€184–266Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)NCE - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
8h 44mFly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)NCE - FMO
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
10h 1m€142–370Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)NCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
8h 29m€140–336Train, night train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the night train from Strasbourg to Mainz HbfNj
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn Hbf41
18h 4m€200–636
Nice to Paderborn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Paderborn is to bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 23h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Paderborn is to fly and train which takes 7h 10m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Congrès / Promenade and arriving at Paderborn via Centre Commercial Cap 3000, Nice Airport and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Paderborn Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 26m.
The distance between Nice and Paderborn is 1034 km. The road distance is 1189.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Paderborn without a car is to train which takes 13h 26m and costs €150 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Nice to Paderborn, including transfers.
Nice to Paderborn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Paderborn train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Paderborn is to train which takes 13h 26m and costs €150 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus via Centre Commercial Cap 3000, which costs €75 - €160 and takes 22h 43m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Paderborn Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and Essen Hbf in around 13h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Congrès / Promenade to Paderborn via Centre Commercial Cap 3000, Aéroport / Promenade, Nice Airport, and Frankfurt central train station in around 22h 43m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- 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 Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Strasbourg to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €256–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Paderborn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Nice to Paderborn train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Paderborn is 1190 km. It takes approximately 11h 14m to drive from Nice to Paderborn.
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