There are 9 ways to get from Bonn to Ulm by train, bus, rideshare, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
4h 3m€50–140Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Bonn to Ulm417.7 km
4h 35m€20–24Bus
- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Ulmbus N93
6h€35–60Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 51m€111–290Train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
5h€65–130Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Plochingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5 / ...
9h 57m€80–110Drive 417 km
- Drive from Bonn to Ulmcar 417 km
3h 59m€75–109Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 31m€117–302Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 42m€140–276
Bonn to Ulm by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Ulm is to rideshare which costs €20 - €24 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Ulm is to drive which takes 3h 59m and costs €75 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bonn UN Campus and arriving at Ulm. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Ulm Hauptbahnhof. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Bonn and Ulm is 468 km. The road distance is 417 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Ulm without a car is to train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf which takes 4h 3m and costs €50 - €140.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Bonn to Ulm, including transfers.
Bonn to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bonn UN Campus station.
Bonn to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Ulm is to train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf which takes 4h 3m and costs €50 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €60 and takes 6h.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Ulm, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €65–130 and the journey takes 3h 5m. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) also services this route every 3 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bonn UN Campus to Ulm 5 times a week. Tickets cost €35–60 and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €23–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–45
Train from Plochingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–25
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €23–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plochingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Plochingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Plochingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Plochingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €67–73
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Bonn to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Bonn to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ulm station.
Bonn to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Ulm is 417 km. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Bonn to Ulm.
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