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How to get fromPaderborn to Wismarby train, bus, car, or night train

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There are 5 ways to get from Paderborn to Wismar by train, bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train via Hamburg

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain train 25 / ...
    5h 43m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N71
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Wismar central bus stationbus bus N1386 / ...
    7h 50m
    €34–56

  3. Drive  387.2 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Wismarcar car 387.2 km
    3h 55m
    €57–83

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain train 25 / ...
    5h 59m

  5. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain train Re8
    4. Take the bus from Lübeck ZOB/Hauptbahnhof to Grevesmühlen Busbahnhofbus bus 335
    8h 48m

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  • Distance: 460.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 43m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany?

You can take a train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Wismar via Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf, Schwerin Hauptbahnhof, and Schwerin Hbf in around 5h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Wismar central bus station via Bielefeld Brackwede train station and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 7h 50m.

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