There are 11 ways to get from Borna to Cologne by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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 Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
6h 7m€65–157Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Borna(Leipzig) to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain S3
- Take the bus from Halle to Leverkusenbus N23
9h 23m€54–78Drive 484.6 km
- Drive from Borna to Colognecar 484.6 km
4h 26m€68–98Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LEJ - DUS
6h 11m€180–377Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 53m€62–177Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Magdeburgbus Kyiv-Magdeburg
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
9h 30mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Borna(Leipzig) to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 40m€116–223Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
5h 21m€81–280Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Borna(Leipzig) to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 44m€122–406Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Borna(Leipzig) to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 3m€96–332Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 3m€173–392
Borna to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Borna to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Borna to Cologne is to drive which takes 4h 26m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Borna to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Borna and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Leipzig, Probstheida, Buswendestelle, Leipzig, Mölkau, Gemeindeamt, Leipzig and Magdeburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Borna to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Borna(Leipzig) and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 7m.
The distance between Borna and Cologne is 580 km. The road distance is 484.6 km.
The best way to get from Borna to Cologne without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 7m and costs €65 - €160.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Borna to Cologne, including transfers.
Borna to Cologne bus services, operated by , depart from Leipzig station.
Borna to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Borna to Cologne is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 7m and costs €65 - €160. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €180 - €380 and takes 6h 11m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 9h 30m.
What companies run services between Borna, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Borna(Leipzig) to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt in around 6h 7m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and Eurowings fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Borna(Leipzig) to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Borna(Leipzig) to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Halle to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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More Questions & Answers
Borna to Cologne bus services, operated by , arrive at Magdeburg station.
Borna to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Borna to Cologne is 485 km. It takes approximately 4h 26m to drive from Borna to Cologne.
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