There are 9 ways to get from Stuttgart to Paderborn by train, bus, rideshare, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe22 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn HbfRe
4h 42m€68–145Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Paderborn396.5 km
4h 38m€19–35Train, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof22 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to PaderbornN110
6h 58m€45–95Fly Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)STR - FMO
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
5h 23m€148–370Train via Heilbronn
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof12 / ...
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheIce
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn HbfRe
5h 55m€99–172Drive 397 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Paderborn397 km
4h 22m€57–82Fly Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
5h 56m€135–256Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
5h 54mFly Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)STR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
5h 53m€147–441
Stuttgart to Paderborn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Paderborn is to rideshare which costs €19 - €35 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Paderborn is to drive which takes 4h 22m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Paderborn Hbf via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 42m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Paderborn is 486 km. The road distance is 397 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Paderborn without a car is to train which takes 4h 42m and costs €65 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Stuttgart to Paderborn, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Paderborn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Paderborn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Paderborn is 397 km. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Stuttgart to Paderborn.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn Hbf via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 4h 42m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heilbronn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €30–60
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–30
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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