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How to get fromPaderborn to Chicagoby train or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Paderborn to Chicago by train or plane

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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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeHAJ - ORD
    16h 45m

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    cheapest
    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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeFRA - ORD
    15h 56m
    $291–577

  3. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeDUS - ORD
    16h 28m
    $428–707

  4. 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeFMO - ORD
    17h 31m
    $365–1,246

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeAMS - ORD
    16h 2m
    $337–874

  6. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

    1. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planePAD - ORD
    16h 5m
    $445–1,593

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights

Calendar59Weekly Planes
Duration13h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$231Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Chicago, IL, USA?

DAT Danish Air Transport, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.

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