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There are 10 ways to get from Aken to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Hanover

    best
    1. Take the train from Köthen to Hannover Hbftrain56 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbftrain10 / ...
    6h 38m
    €37–140

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Halle to LeverkusenbusN23
    9h 39m
    €34–58

  3. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    12h 25m
    €65–288

  4. Drive 482.7 km

    1. Drive from Aken to Colognecar482.7 km
    4h 2m
    €69–99

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Köln Hbftrain55
    6h 46m
    €75–90

  6. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLEJ - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 47m
    €150–389

  7. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLEJ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    5h 8m
    €124–286

  8. Line 471 bus, train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the bus from Aken, Hopfenstr. to Dessau, Hauptbahnhofbus
    2. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Bitterfeldtrain
    3. Take the train from Bitterfeld to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    4. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBER - CGN
    5h 32m

  9. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeDRS - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 29m
    €104–425

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bitterfeld to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBER - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 9m
    €118–374

Aken to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar72Weekly Services
Duration6h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€37Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Aken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Aken, Töpferbergstr. to Köln Hbf via Köthen, Bahnhof, Köthen, and Hannover Hbf in around 6h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Halle to Leverkusen 5 times a week. Tickets cost €24–40 and the journey takes 6h 35m.

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