There are 9 ways to get from Thun to Paderborn by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe12 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn HbfRe
8h 36m€70–232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Frankfurt central train station122
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kassel
- Take the bus from Kassel to PaderbornN69
14h 11m€49–102Train, night train
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to GoettingenNj
- Take the train from Göttingen to Paderborn Hbf
11h 34m€97–382Drive 657.8 km
- Drive from Thun to Paderborn657.8 km
6h 12m€115–166Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
7h 59mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
7h 56m€142–326Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
7h 59m€140–357Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
8h€177–368Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
9h 16m€181–462
Thun to Paderborn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Paderborn is to bus which costs €45 - €110 and takes 14h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Paderborn is to drive which takes 6h 12m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct train from Thun to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Thun and arriving at Paderborn Hbf via Basel SBB and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Thun and Paderborn is 758 km. The road distance is 657.8 km.
The best way to get from Thun to Paderborn without a car is to train which takes 8h 36m and costs €65 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Thun to Paderborn, including transfers.
Thun to Paderborn train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Thun station.
The best way to get from Thun to Paderborn is to train which takes 8h 36m and costs €65 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €110 and takes 14h 11m.
Thun to Paderborn train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thun to Paderborn is 658 km. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Thun to Paderborn.
What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a train from Thun to Paderborn Hbf via Basel SBB and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 8h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thun to Paderborn via Bern, Bern, Hauptbahnhof, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Frankfurt central train station, and Kassel in around 14h 11m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36–41
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- 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 Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Goettingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–265
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–265
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kassel to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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