Cheapest€19.43
- VMT VM626306:145h 49m12:03Dresden Bayrische StrassePaderborn bus station
Door to door 6h 33mCO2 11.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Dresden to Paderborn costs €19.43 at the cheapest and takes 6h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 407 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 407 km
- Fastest
- 6h 10m
- Average
- 6h 32m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €19.43
- CO2 per passenger
- 11.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 6h 33m | 5h 49m | 44m | €25.48 | 11.0 kg | 2 |
- 6h 33mFastest, by Coach
- €25.48Cheapest, by Coach
- 11.0 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 407 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€50.94
- DB Fernverkehr DB614807:302h 40m10:10Dresden HauptbahnhofKassel Hbf
- DB Fernverkehr DB521610:5939m11:38Kassel HbfPaderborn Hbf
Changes at Kassel, with 49 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 4h 52mCO2 13.9 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB Fernverkehr AG3 changes | ICE 1650 | 08:19 | 13:50 | 5h 52m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG2 changes | ICE 178 | 09:14 | 14:24 | 5h 29m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG3 changes | IC 2440 | 09:29 | 14:38 | 5h 21m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG3 changes | IC 2178 | 09:42 | 15:24 | 5h 59m |
| DB Regio AG Südost4 changes | RE50 (16516) | 10:16 | 16:23 | 6h 12m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG2 changes | ICE 382 | 11:07 | 16:24 | 5h 29m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dresden to Paderborn | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €61.78 | €46.93 | €50.78 | €31.53 | €33.73 | €37.58 | €39.23 | €34.28 | €30.43 | €34.83 | €31.53 | €25.48 | €33.18 | €39.23 |
| Train | €144.44 | €111.44 | €103.74 | €87.79 | €74.59 | €86.69 | €118.59 | €75.69 | €72.39 | €72.94 | €63.59 | €53.14 | €67.99 | €82.29 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €19.43
The trip ends at Paderborn Hbf. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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When to book Dresden to Paderborn
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €23.8390 days
- €17.2360 days
- €22.1845 days
- €26.5830 days
- €28.2321 days
- €39.2314 days
- €39.237 days
- €50.783 days
- €61.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €17.23.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 259 percent. The most expensive point is €61.78, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €34.83Sun
- €31.53Mon
- €25.48Tue
- €33.18Wed
- €39.23Thu
- €34.28Fri
- €30.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €33.73Sep
- €28.23Oct
- €21.08Nov
- €19.98Dec
- €19.98Jan
- €21.63Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 407 km against 354 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kassel, Göttingen, Halle (Saale), Leipzig. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Dresden at 06:14 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dresden
Rail
- Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Dresden Hbf
- Dresden-Neustadt Gbf
Bus
- Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Radeberg, Bahnhof
Air
- DRS
Ferry
- Niederpoyritz
- Fähre Johannstadt-Neustadt
Paderborn
Rail
- Paderborn Hbf
- Paderborn Nord station
- Paderborn Central Station
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 VMT | €19.43 | 6h 10m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €14.50 | 75% |
| Taxes | €1.45 | 7% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 10% |
| Total you pay | €19.43 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Paderborn well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Paderborn?
Most of the points near Paderborn Hbf open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Dresden to Paderborn
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Dresden to Paderborn?
The fastest journey from Dresden to Paderborn takes 6h 10m door to door, of which 5h 49m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 6h 32m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Dresden to Paderborn?
The cheapest fare from Dresden to Paderborn is €19.43, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €32.08. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Dresden to Paderborn?
The cheapest way from Dresden to Paderborn is by Coach, at €25.48 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 33m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Dresden to Paderborn?
Fares from Dresden to Paderborn bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €17.23. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 259 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Dresden to Paderborn?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Dresden to Paderborn, at €25.48. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Dresden to Paderborn?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dresden to Paderborn, at €19.98 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Dresden to Paderborn?
1 operators sell services from Dresden to Paderborn across 1 modes: VMT. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Dresden to Paderborn?
20 percent of the services we sell from Dresden to Paderborn are direct. The rest connect at Kassel, Göttingen, Halle (Saale), Leipzig, with about 49 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Dresden to Paderborn use?
Services from Dresden to Paderborn by Coach leave from Dresden Bayrische Strasse and arrive at Paderborn bus station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Dresden to Paderborn?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Dresden to Paderborn allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Dresden to Paderborn on September 10, 2026: 407 km of route against 354 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €19.43, and 6h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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