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How to get fromKaiserslautern to Paderbornby train (TGV), bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Kaiserslautern to Paderborn by train (TGV), bus, car, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S2 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    5h 36m
    €64–152

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus 090 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kasselbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kassel to Paderbornbus bus N69
    7h 35m
    €31–48

  3. Drive  326.5 km

    1. Drive from Kaiserslautern to Paderborncar car 326.5 km
    3h 26m
    €61–88

  4. Train via Koblenz

    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    6h 22m
    €70–145

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Hofgeismar Bahnhof to Warburg, Bahnhofbus bus 140
    4. Take the bus from Warburg, Bahnhof to Paderborn, Rosentorbus bus S80 / ...
    8h 46m

Kaiserslautern to Paderborn by train

Calendar131Weekly Trains
Duration5h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€64Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 438.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 36m

What companies run services between Kaiserslautern, Germany and Paderborn, Germany?

You can take a train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Paderborn Hbf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 5h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Paderborn via Frankfurt central train station and Kassel in around 7h 35m.

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