There are 12 ways to get from Brno to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
5h 50m€63–238Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Brno Bus Station to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
14h 37m€49–100Train via Aschaffenburg
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41
10h 46m€169–426Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 850 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus
13h 23mDrive 863.2 km
- Drive from Brno to Colognecar 863.2 km
8h 6m€132–190Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
6h 33m€89–261Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
7h 36m€86–272Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 39m€111–276Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 38m€108–327Train
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
11h 24m€179–446Bus
- Take the bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
21h 24mDrive, car train
- Drive from Brno to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
13h 7m€187–259
Brno to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brno to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €45 - €100 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Brno to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €60 - €240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brno Hlavní Nádraží and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Brno to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Wien Hbf and Aschaffenburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 46m.
The distance between Brno and Cologne is 928 km. The road distance is 863.2 km.
The best way to get from Brno to Cologne without a car is to train via Aschaffenburg which takes 10h 46m and costs €160 - €430.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Brno to Cologne, including transfers.
Brno to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brno station.
Brno to Cologne train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Brno to Cologne is to train via Aschaffenburg which takes 10h 46m and costs €160 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs and takes 13h 23m.
What companies run services between Brno, Czechia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Wien Hbf and Aschaffenburg Hbf in around 10h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brno to Köln via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–60
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
Bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Brno Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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Brno to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Brno to Cologne train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brno to Cologne is 863 km. It takes approximately 8h 6m to drive from Brno to Cologne.
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