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How to get fromDetmold to Calaisby train (TGV), bus, train, car, or car ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Detmold to Calais by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain train Tgv
    9h 2m
    €113–418

  2. Bus, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Doverbus bus N1328
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    16h 32m
    €63–149

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstrbus bus
    2. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniersbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain train Tgv
    11h 37m
    €67–135

  4. Drive 556 km

    1. Drive from Detmold to Calaiscar car 556 km
    5h 28m
    €86–125

  5. Train via Duisburg

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandrestrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    14h 18m
    €115–298

Detmold to Calais by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration9h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€113Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 650.2 km
  • Duration: 9h 2m

What companies run services between Detmold, Germany and Calais, France?

You can take a train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Calais Ville via Bielefeld Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Lille Europe in around 9h 2m.

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