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Flight and Travel information to Paderborn Airport

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), Nordrhein Westfalen, is about 15 miles southwest of Paderborn town and lies 60 miles east of Dortmund, 75 miles east of Essen, 95 miles east of Duisburg and 95 miles west of Hannover. Flights to Paderborn expand tourism to the Eastern part of Westphalia, Northern Hesse and Southern Lower Saxony as these regions are well-known and popular with British families from former military service.

Getting to Paderborn

Unfortunately from 2012 there are no direct flights into Paderborn from any UK airport. Air Berlin previously operated flights from London Stansted, Manchester and Bournemouth to this part lovely part of Germany. There is now no easy way to travel directly to this airport from Britain. The best alternatives are Hannover and Dusseldorf which have frequent flights across the UK.

Transfers from Paderborn Airport (PAD), Germany

Paderborn Lippstadt International airport lies 10 miles SW of Paderborn, a small town with a huge British Army base in NW Germany, halfway between Dortmund and Hannover. Air Berlin is the major low cost airline flying into and out of this airport.
Car	From A33 motorway (Bielefeld-Brilon) exit Salzkotten; from A44 (Dortmund - Kassel) exit Bueren. There is plenty of cheap parking at the airport.
Taxi	Various taxi companies operate from the airport, about £18 to Paderborn.
Bus	Bus 460 and 400 run to Paderborn central train station, bus N5 after 10 pm. Tickets bought on coach.
Train	Nearest railway station is in Paderborn.

Quick Guide to the Sights of Paderborn District in North Rhine Westphalia

Good airport location midway between Dortmund to the west and Kassel to the east.
Nearby Spa towns and health resorts of Bad Lippspringe, Bad Wünnenberg , Bad Driburg, Bad Pyrmont and Bad Salzuflen.
To the north is the old city of Bielefeld with its 11 museums, Sparrenburg Castle and summer and autumm festivals.
25 miles west is enchanting Soest with its fine half-timbered builings, outstanding churches and baroque town hall.
In the area are other interesting and historical towns such as Salzkotten 6 miles north of airport, Borchen, Büren, Lippstadt, Altenbeken, Geseke, Lichtenau and Warburg. Paderborn also lies near the edge of the lovely forested hills of the Teutoburg Forest (Teutoburger Wald).

The list of flights to Northern Germany can change daily, this page was updated on 18 Dec 2011.