There are 12 ways to get from Zagreb to Paderborn by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Zagreb to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Paderborncar
13h 19m€161–218Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Weeze Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane ZAG - NRN
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
9h 2m€76–428Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Kasselbus N73
- Take the bus from Kassel to Paderbornbus N69
17h 50m€96–143Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
17h 15m€85–183Drive 1,037.3 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Paderborncar 1,037.3 km
9h 38m€153–221Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
15h 33m€156–369Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain 700 / ...
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
16h 8m€197–611Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZAG - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 39mFly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane ZAG - FMO
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 21m€104–349Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAG - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
7h 28m€106–334Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZAG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
8h 9m€135–287Shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbftrain
9h 11m€391–793
Zagreb to Paderborn by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Paderborn is to bus which costs €95 - €150 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Paderborn is to fly and train which takes 7h 28m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Paderborn via Kassel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Paderborn Hbf via Salzburg Hbf and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Zagreb and Paderborn is 1109 km. The road distance is 1037.3 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Paderborn without a car is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs €95 - €150.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Zagreb to Paderborn, including transfers.
Zagreb to Paderborn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Paderborn train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Paderborn is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs €95 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €370 and takes 15h 33m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Paderborn via Kassel in around 17h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Paderborn Hbf via Villach Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 15h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–450
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–370
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Paderborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–400
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €278
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Booking & Getting There
Zagreb to Paderborn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kassel station.
Zagreb to Paderborn train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Paderborn is 1037 km. It takes approximately 9h 38m to drive from Zagreb to Paderborn.
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