There are 11 ways to get from Brig to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), train, night train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h€62–252Train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
cheapest- Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 43
7h 3m€57–242Train, night train
- Take the train from Brig to Basel Bad Bftrain Ice
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 55m€118–399Drive 717.6 km
- Drive from Brig to Colognecar 717.6 km
7h 8m€122–177Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
6h 12m€136–341Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MXP - CGN
6h 28m€79–232Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MXP - DUS
7h 14m€68–244Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 7m€168–374Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
7h 3m€146–383Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LIN - DUS
7h 59m€97–308Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BGY - CGN
8h 4m€64–260
Brig to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brig to Cologne is to train and bus and fly which costs €60 - €260 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Brig to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €160 - €380.
No, there is no direct train from Brig to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brig and arriving at Köln Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
The distance between Brig and Cologne is 697 km. The road distance is 717.6 km.
The best way to get from Brig to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h and costs €60 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Brig to Cologne, including transfers.
Brig to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Brig station.
Brig to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brig to Cologne is 718 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Brig to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Brig, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Brig to Köln Hbf via Basel SBB in around 7h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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