There are 7 ways to get from Paderborn to Kiel by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover HauptbahnhofS5
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel HbfRe7
4h 53mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paderborn to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN110
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station050 / ...
7h 45m€29–57Drive 365 km
- Drive from Paderborn to Kiel365 km
3h 41m€52–75Train, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
6h 10m€117–313Train
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover HauptbahnhofS5
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf22 / ...
5h 20mTrain via Buchholz in der Nordheide
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Bahnhof MitteS5
- Take the train from Langenhagen Mitte to Buchholz(Nordheide)Rb
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel HbfRe7
6h 40mDrive, car train
- Drive from Paderborn to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel
3h 36m€119–154
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Kiel is to bus which costs €29 - €60 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Kiel is to drive and car train which takes 3h 36m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Paderborn to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Paderborn and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Paderborn to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 53m.
The distance between Paderborn and Kiel is 414 km. The road distance is 365 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Kiel without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 4h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Paderborn to Kiel, including transfers.
Paderborn to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paderborn station.
Paderborn to Kiel train services, operated by DB Bus, depart from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Kiel is to train via Hamburg which takes 4h 53m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €29 - €60 and takes 7h 45m.
What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg Hbf in around 4h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 7h 45m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Langenhagen Mitte to Buchholz(Nordheide)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paderborn to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Paderborn to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Paderborn to Kiel train services, operated by DB Bus, arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Kiel is 365 km. It takes approximately 3h 41m to drive from Paderborn to Kiel.
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