There are 10 ways to get from Appenzell to Cologne by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train via Stuttgart
best- Take the train from St. Gallen to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
7h 39m€92–237Train, bus via Bonn UN Campus
cheapest- Take the train from Gossau SG to Zürich Flughafentrain Ir13 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Bonn UN Campusbus FlixBus N11
12h 52m€48–140Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 31mDrive 559.1 km
- Drive from Appenzell to Colognecar 559.1 km
5h 43m€98–141Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Appenzell to Gossau SGtrain
- Take the train from Gossau SG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
5h 18mTrain
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 45
8h 12m€102–234Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Gossau SG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
6h 12m€81–278Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Gossau SG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 18m€113–299Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
7h 39m€124–345Train, line 1 train, ferry to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Appenzell to Herisautrain
- Take the train from Herisau to Romanshorntrain
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 44m
Appenzell to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Appenzell to Cologne is to train and bus via Bonn UN Campus which costs €45 - €140 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Appenzell to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 43m and costs €95 - €150.
No, there is no direct train from Appenzell to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Appenzell and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via St. Gallen, Konstanz Bahnhof, Singen and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
The distance between Appenzell and Cologne is 599 km. The road distance is 559.1 km.
The best way to get from Appenzell to Cologne without a car is to train via Stuttgart which takes 7h 39m and costs €90 - €240.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Appenzell to Cologne, including transfers.
Appenzell to Cologne train services, operated by Thurbo, depart from St. Gallen station.
Appenzell to Cologne train services, operated by Thurbo, arrive at Konstanz Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Appenzell to Cologne is 559 km. It takes approximately 5h 43m to drive from Appenzell to Cologne.
There are 1814+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Appenzell, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Appenzell to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via St. Gallen, Konstanz Bahnhof, Singen, and Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €6–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- €11–14
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €11–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–23
Train from Gossau SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €15–19
Train from Herisau to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- 1st Class Ticket
- €10–12
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Gossau SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €18–27
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
Train from Appenzell to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
Train from Appenzell to Herisau
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Bonn UN Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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