There are 10 ways to get from Paderborn to Pau by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen HbfRe
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to PauTgv
12h 44m€183–501Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund HbfRe
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
23h 9m€83–163Bus
- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N71
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to PauN765
22h 20m€101–183Train, night train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund HbfRe
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nord
- Take the night train from Paris Austerlitz to Pau
19h 31m€216–596Drive 1,417.3 km
- Drive from Paderborn to Pau1,417.3 km
13h 26m€218–315Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)DUS - PUF
9h 8m€374–897Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hannover Flughafen
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)HAJ - PUF
9h 19mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)FRA - PUF
10h 39m€313–948Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)FRA - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
11h 6m€167–368Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)FRA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
11h 18m€170–422
Paderborn to Pau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Pau is to train and bus which costs €80 - €170 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Pau is to train and fly which takes 9h 8m and costs €370 - €900.
No, there is no direct bus from Paderborn to Pau. However, there are services departing from Paderborn and arriving at Pau via Bielefeld Brackwede train station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Paderborn to Pau. However, there are services departing from Paderborn Hbf and arriving at Pau via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord and Massy Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 44m.
The distance between Paderborn and Pau is 1527 km. The road distance is 1417.3 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Pau without a car is to train which takes 12h 44m and costs €180 - €500.
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Paderborn to Pau, including transfers.
Paderborn to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bielefeld Brackwede train station.
Paderborn to Pau train services, operated by National Express, depart from Paderborn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Pau is to train which takes 12h 44m and costs €180 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 22h 20m.
What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Pau, France?
You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Pau via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord, Massy - Palaiseau, and Massy Tgv in around 12h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Pau via Bielefeld Brackwede train station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 22h 20m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Night train from Paris Austerlitz to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €140–210
- Rail 1st Class
- €220–310
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hannover Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Paderborn to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Paderborn to Pau train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Pau is 1417 km. It takes approximately 13h 26m to drive from Paderborn to Pau.
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