There are 9 ways to get from Berlin (State) to Cologne by plane, train, bus, car, or rideshare
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
2h 51m€67–244Train
cheapest- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
4h 49m€23–128Bus via Masurenallee - Berlin
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
7h 42mDrive 571.7 km
- Drive from Berlin to Colognecar 571.7 km
4h 49m€81–116Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
3h 31m€92–296Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
3h 58m€86–257Train via Wuppertal
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
5h 45m€57–174Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin to Colognebus
9h 10m€28–50Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Cologne569.4 km
6h 4m€23–35
Berlin (State) to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin (State) to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €23 - €35 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin (State) to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 51m and costs €65 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin and arriving at Cologne. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 9h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin (State) to Cologne. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Köln Hbf via Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 49m.
The distance between Berlin (State) and Cologne is 507 km. The road distance is 571.7 km.
The best way to get from Berlin (State) to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 4h 49m and costs €22 - €130.
It takes approximately 2h 51m to get from Berlin (State) to Cologne, including transfers.
Berlin (State) to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Berlin (State) to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin (State) to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 51m and costs €65 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €22 - €130 and takes 4h 49m, you could also bus via Masurenallee - Berlin, which costs and takes 7h 42m.
What companies run services between Berlin (State), Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings flies from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €20–120 and the journey takes 4h 11m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Berlin to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Berlin to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Berlin (State) to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Berlin (State) to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin (State) to Cologne is 572 km. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Berlin (State) to Cologne.
There are 1674+ hotels available in Cologne.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Berlin (State) and Cologne. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.