Paderborn: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Paderborn is a city of 142,161 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 118 m (387 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Paderborn runs from about 7 h 52 min a day in late December to 16 h 45 min in late June (computed for 51.72° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Paderborn is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,152 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Kassel Airport (KSF, 55 km), Dortmund Airport (DTM, 82 km), Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO, 86 km).
Flights to Paderborn: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Paderborn · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 330 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 220 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Köln, 153 km — flights · tours
- Brussels, 321 km (Belgium) — flights
- Rotterdam, 295 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Amsterdam, 274 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 178 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 147 km — tours
- Stuttgart, 328 km
- Essen, 124 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Paderborn?
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Paderborn?
About 142,161 people live in Paderborn (GeoNames).
What time zone is Paderborn in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Paderborn?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Paderborn?
Berlin (330 km), Hamburg (220 km), Köln (153 km), Brussels (321 km), Rotterdam (295 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.