There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Paderborn by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BIO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain
9h 22m€111–294Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
17h 56m€427–702Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Münster bus stopbus N71
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Paderbornbus N69
25h 35m€150–228Drive 1,649.2 km
- Drive from Santander to Paderborncar 1,649.2 km
15h 47m€270–390Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BIO - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
11h 59mBus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane BIO - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
12h 1m€148–323Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
10h 33m€139–378Fly Santander Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SDR - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
8h 20m€113–430Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BIO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
12h 9m€148–389Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
27h 1m€233–418Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
30h 8m€171–288
Santander to Paderborn by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Paderborn is to bus and fly and train which costs €110 - €300 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Paderborn is to fly and bus and train which takes 8h 20m and costs €110 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Paderborn via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Münster bus stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 35m.
The distance between Santander and Paderborn is 1440 km. The road distance is 1649.2 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Paderborn without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 17h 56m and costs €420 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Santander to Paderborn, including transfers.
Santander to Paderborn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Paderborn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Paderborn is 1649 km. It takes approximately 15h 47m to drive from Santander to Paderborn.
Book your Santander to Paderborn bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paderborn via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Münster bus stop in around 25h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €230–380
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Münster bus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Münster bus stop to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
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