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There are 12 ways to get from Paderborn to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeHAJ - OTP
    8h 34m

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    3. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    20h 33m
    $58–203

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Fulda Bahnhoftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Passau Hbftrain91
    4. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhoftrainIce
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    29h 13m
    $346–623

  4. Drive 1,858.4 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Bucharestcar1,858.4 km
    18h 39m
    $307–443

  5. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFMO - OTP
    9h
    $233–522

  6. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Soesttrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDTM - OTP
    6h 38m
    $134–417

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    8h 30m
    $204–433

  8. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

    1. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planePAD - OTP
    7h 4m
    $199–726

  9. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train stationbusN110
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
    26h 4m
    $176–185

  10. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    31h 7m
    $337–698

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to București, Autogara Militaribus1925
    40h 27m
    $197–290

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Göttingencar
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
    20h 18m
    $347–1,364

Paderborn to Bucharest by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration29h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket$346Cheapest Price
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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, Fulda Bahnhof, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 29h 13m. Alternatively, DAT Danish Air Transport and Lufthansa City fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.

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