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There are 11 ways to get from Paderborn to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DUS - OTP
    7h 25m
    $125–348

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Soesttrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    6h 58m
    $99–379

  3. Train, bus via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Station to Bucharestbus bus
    23h 48m
    $211–298

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    28h 29m
    $401–858

  5. Drive  1,869.7 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Bucharestcar car 1,869.7 km
    18h 25m
    $308–445

  6. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FMO - OTP
    9h 9m
    $174–373

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    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 Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    8h 24m
    $155–467

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    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 Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CGN - OTP
    8h 36m
    $104–445

  9. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    31h 21m
    $336–623

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Detmold, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Detmold, Bahnhof to Buzaubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Buzău to Bucureşti Autogara DLSbus bus
    40h 45m
    $168–222

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar car
    25h 16m
    $347–505

Paderborn to Bucharest by train

Calendar15Weekly Trains
Duration28h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$401Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,813.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 25m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?

You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Bucuresti Nord via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 28h 29m.

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