There are 12 ways to get from Paderborn to Alicante by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane DUS - ALC
7h 22m€105–293Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamm to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CGN - ALC
8h 34m€93–278Train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
21h 25m€522–844Bus
- Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Barcelonabus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
32h 23m€182–285Drive 2,006.5 km
- Drive from Paderborn to Alicantecar 2,006.5 km
19h 30m€327–472Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane PAD - ALC
5h 45m€194–592Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane FMO - ALC
7h 47m€100–341Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane FRA - ALC
8h 26m€141–423Train to Weeze Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane NRN - ALC
9h 24mTrain via Düsseldorf
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
21h 35m€520–840Train, bus
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Duisburg to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
35h 43m€179–329Drive, car train
- Drive from Paderborn to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Alicantecar
25h€352–494
Paderborn to Alicante by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €90 - €280 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €190 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Paderborn to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Paderborn and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Essen central train station, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Estació d'Autobusos de València. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Paderborn to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Paderborn Hbf and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
The distance between Paderborn and Alicante is 1745 km. The road distance is 2006.5 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 21h 25m and costs €500 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Paderborn to Alicante, including transfers.
Paderborn to Alicante bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof station.
Paderborn to Alicante train services, operated by National Express, depart from Paderborn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Alicante is to train which takes 21h 25m and costs €500 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €290 and takes 32h 23m, you could also fly, which costs €190 - €600 and takes 5h 45m.
What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 21h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Bielefeld Brackwede train station, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, Barcelona, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, and Estació d'Autobusos de València in around 32h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Weeze Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Weeze Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Alicante-Elche Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–370
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Duisburg to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Paderborn to Alicante bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Paderborn to Alicante train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Alicante is 2007 km. It takes approximately 19h 30m to drive from Paderborn to Alicante.
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