There are 4 ways to get from Paderborn to Externsteine by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, line 782 bus
best- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to H-BM-Horn, BahnhofRb72
- Take the bus from H-BM-Horn, Bahnhof to Horn-Holzh., Abzw.Externsteine782
1h 42mDrive 24 km
cheapest- Drive from Paderborn to Externsteine24 km
23 min€4–5Bus, line 355 bus
- Take the bus from Paderborn, Detmolder Tor to Schlangen, OrtsmitteR51 / ...
- Take the bus from Schlangen, Ortsmitte to H-BM-Horn, Waldschlößchen356 / ...
1h 58mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Paderborn to Externsteine24 km
23 min€45–60
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Externsteine is to drive which costs €3 - €5 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Externsteine is to taxi which takes 23 min and costs €45 - €60.
No, there is no direct bus from Paderborn to Externsteine. However, there are services departing from Paderborn, Detmolder Tor and arriving at H-BM-Horn, Waldschlößchen via Schlangen, Ortsmitte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Paderborn and Externsteine is 40 km. The road distance is 24 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Externsteine without a car is to train and line 782 bus which takes 1h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 42m to get from Paderborn to Externsteine, including transfers.
Paderborn to Externsteine bus services, operated by go.on, depart from Paderborn, Detmolder Tor station.
Paderborn to Externsteine bus services, operated by go.on, arrive at Schlangen, Ortsmitte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Externsteine is 24 km. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Paderborn to Externsteine.
There are 704+ hotels available in Externsteine.
What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Externsteine, Germany?
You can take a bus from Paderborn, Detmolder Tor to Externsteine via Schlangen, Ortsmitte and H-BM-Horn, Waldschlößchen in around 1h 58m.
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- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to H-BM-Horn, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 5262 40940
- info@vbe-extertal.de
- Website
- vbe-extertal.de
Bus from H-BM-Horn, Bahnhof to Horn-Holzh., Abzw.Externsteine
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Karl Köhne
- Phone
- 0521/32 94 05 38
- Website
- go-on-gbs.de
Bus from Paderborn, Detmolder Tor to Schlangen, Ortsmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- go.on
Bus from Schlangen, Ortsmitte to H-BM-Horn, Waldschlößchen
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- go.on
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- €45–60
Taxi Wientzek
- Phone
- +49 5254 999050
Taxi Klima GmbH
- Phone
- +49 5251/61111
- Website
- taxi-klima.de
Hallo Taxi Stern GmbH & Co.KG
- Phone
- +49 5251/63377
- Website
- hallo-taxi-stern.de
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