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How to get fromPaderborn to Baselby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Paderborn to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel Bad Bftrain train 20 / ...
    6h 18m
    CHF 103–276

  2. Drive 539.7 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Paderborn to Baselcar car 539.7 km
    5h 3m
    CHF 88–128

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus N110
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    8h 40m

  4. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    5h 19m
    CHF 162–445

  5. Train via Dortmund

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kamentrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train Ice
    7h 26m

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 33m
    CHF 167–456

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 53m
    CHF 130–375

  8. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAJ - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 13m

  9. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    7h 45m

  10. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Köln Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 40m
    CHF 133–381

Paderborn to Basel by train

Calendar93Weekly Trains
Duration6h 18mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 103Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 617 km
  • Duration: 6h 18m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Basel Bad Bf via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 6h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Basel, Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 8h 40m.

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