There are 9 ways to get from Braunschweig to Cologne by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train via Hanover
best- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof56 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf19 / ...
3h 37m€41–112Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Brunswick to Cologne348.6 km
3h 54m€14–22Bus
- Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Dortmund central bus stationN3204 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Köln Hbf
6h 28mDrive 349.3 km
- Drive from Braunschweig to Cologne349.3 km
2h 58m€49–71Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HAJ - DUS
6h 9m€147–356Train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf55 / ...
4h 2m€40–140Bus, train
- Take the bus from Braunschweig ZOB to Bielefeld Hbf
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
6h 29mTrain, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)HAJ - CGN
5h 45m€147–349Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 15m€121–282
Braunschweig to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Braunschweig to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €14 - €22 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Braunschweig to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 58m and costs €45 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 2m.
The distance between Braunschweig and Cologne is 356 km. The road distance is 349.3 km.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Cologne without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 3h 37m and costs €40 - €120.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Braunschweig to Cologne, including transfers.
Braunschweig to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Cologne is to train via Hanover which takes 3h 37m and costs €40 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 28m.
Braunschweig to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Braunschweig to Cologne is 349 km. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Braunschweig to Cologne.
What companies run services between Braunschweig, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brunswick central station to Köln Hbf via Dortmund central bus station, Dortmund Hbf, Dortmund Stadthaus, and Dortmund Stadthaus in around 6h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brunswick central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Brunswick central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
Bus from Braunschweig ZOB to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Brunswick to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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