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How to get fromDetmold to Bodensee (Lake)by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Detmold to Bodensee (Lake) by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train via Neu-Ulm

    best
    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 22 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train 11 / ...
    4. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain train Re5 / ...
    7h 42m
    €95–225

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Singen(Hohentwiel)nighttrain night train Nj
    9h 36m
    €54–156

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Hannover Hbfbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Constance central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N24
    13h 24m
    €89–152

  4. Drive  582.9 km

    1. Drive from Detmold to Konstanzcar car 582.9 km
    5h 55m
    €109–157

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhoftrain train Re2
    8h 32m
    €98–220

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Detmold to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Karlsruhe Hbf to Konstanzcar car
    9h 27m
    €152–205

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    6h 54m
    €125–341

  8. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAJ - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    6h 57m
    €171–412

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    7h 3m
    €152–370

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    8h 2m
    €122–319

  11. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Osnabrück Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRE - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    7h 52m
    €137–539

  12. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane HAJ - MUC
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain train
    8h 10m
    €185–383

Detmold to Bodensee (Lake) by train

Calendar121Weekly Trains
Duration7h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket€95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 683.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 42m

What companies run services between Detmold, Germany and Bodensee (Lake), Baden-Württemberg, Germany?

You can take a train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof via Altenbeken, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Ulm Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof via Bielefeld Hbf, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Hannover Hbf, Hanover central bus station, and Konstanz Europabrücke Fernbusbahnhof in around 13h 24m.

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