There are 13 ways to get from Paderborn to Locarno by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Bellinzona
best- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
10h 23mCHF 81–232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Castione-Arbedobus
14h 34mCHF 62–90Train, night train
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the night train from Goettingen to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
14h 37mCHF 124–378Drive 798.2 km
- Drive from Paderborn to Locarnocar 798.2 km
7h 25mCHF 124–179Train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
11h 52mDrive, car train
- Drive from Paderborn to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Locarnocar
8h 50mCHF 158–224Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HAJ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 30mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 15mCHF 62–197Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 48mCHF 143–335Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 21mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DUS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
8h 55mCHF 97–251Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CGN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 54mCHF 88–251Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FRA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 58mCHF 94–259
Paderborn to Locarno by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Locarno is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 90 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Locarno is to drive which takes 7h 25m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct train from Paderborn to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Paderborn Hbf and arriving at Locarno via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Basel SBB and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
The distance between Paderborn and Locarno is 877 km. The road distance is 798.2 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Locarno without a car is to train via Bellinzona which takes 10h 23m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Paderborn to Locarno, including transfers.
Paderborn to Locarno train services, operated by National Express, depart from Paderborn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Locarno is to train via Bellinzona which takes 10h 23m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 90 and takes 14h 34m.
Paderborn to Locarno train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Locarno is 798 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Paderborn to Locarno.
What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Locarno via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Basel SBB, and Bellinzona in around 10h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Locarno, Debarcadero via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB, Zürich Bus Station, Zurich, Castione-Arbedo, Castione-Arbedo, Bellinzona, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 14h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Hannover Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–22
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 33
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Goettingen to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–245
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 235–245
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 50–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Zurich to Castione-Arbedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
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