There are 5 ways to get from Bretten to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
3h 34m€62–140Drive 298.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Bretten to Colognecar 298.4 km
2h 42m€42–61Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h 26mFly
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STR - CGN
5h 31m€121–942Train via Mainz
- Take the train from Bruchsal to Ludwigshafen, Mittetrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bftrain
7h 1m€65–102
Bretten to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bretten to Cologne is to drive which costs €40 - €65 and takes 2h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bretten to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 42m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Bretten to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Bretten Stadtmitte and arriving at Köln Hbf via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 34m.
The distance between Bretten and Cologne is 325 km. The road distance is 298.4 km.
The best way to get from Bretten to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs €60 - €140.
It takes approximately 3h 34m to get from Bretten to Cologne, including transfers.
Bretten to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Bretten to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs €60 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 26m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €950 and takes 5h 31m.
Bretten to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bretten to Cologne is 298 km. It takes approximately 2h 42m to drive from Bretten to Cologne.
What companies run services between Bretten, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €55–130 and the journey takes 2h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bretten Stadtmitte to Köln via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe central train station, and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 6h 26m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruchsal to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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