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There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Paderborn by bus, plane, train, or car

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  1. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BIO - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    9h
    €112–319

  2. Bus, train via Antony

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Essen Hbftrain train Tha
    4. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    16h 58m
    €409–671

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Münster bus stopbus bus N71
    3. Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Paderbornbus bus N69
    25h 35m
    €143–215

  4. Drive  1,649.2 km

    1. Drive from Santander to Paderborncar car 1,649.2 km
    15h 47m
    €270–389

  5. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane BIO - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    11h 29m

  6. Fly Santander Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane SDR - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus bus
    3. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain train
    5. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    7h 57m
    €118–457

  7. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BIO - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    4. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    10h 19m
    €155–371

  8. Fly Santander Airport to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)plane plane SDR - PAD
    7h 3m
    €140–600

  9. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BIO - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    5. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    11h 22m

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    26h 24m
    €229–393

  11. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    29h 49m
    €164–278

Santander to Paderborn by bus, foot, and train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration16h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€409Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,440.3 km
  • Duration: 9h

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. Alternatively, Vueling Airlines and Eurowings fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) 4 times a week.

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