There are 6 ways to get from Paderborn to Potsdam by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain S5
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
4h 59mDrive 360.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Paderborn to Potsdamcar 360.5 km
3h 58m€54–77Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 59m€122–359Train via Goslar
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Kreiensentrain
- Take the train from Kreiensen to Goslar, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Goslar, Bahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain Hbx
7h 9m€77–244Train to Hannover Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane HAJ - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 56mTrain, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 31m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Potsdam is to drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 3h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Potsdam is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Paderborn to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Paderborn and Potsdam is 388 km. The road distance is 360.5 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Potsdam without a car is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Paderborn to Potsdam, including transfers.
Paderborn to Potsdam train services, operated by DB Bus, depart from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof station.
Paderborn to Potsdam train services, operated by DB Bus, arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Potsdam is 360 km. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Paderborn to Potsdam.
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What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 59m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Hannover Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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
- €13–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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 Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kreiensen to Goslar, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Goslar, Bahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Kreiensen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
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