There are 9 ways to get from Brugg to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Brugg AG to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
5h 32m€47–177Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus to Basel, Bahnhof SBBbus Ev2
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Leverkusenbus N11
11h 54m€32–73Train, night train
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 28m€54–300Drive 540.9 km
- Drive from Brugg to Colognecar 540.9 km
4h 43m€94–135Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Basel SBBtrain Ext
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
5h 44m€62–227Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
4h 14m€88–236Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 6m€117–269Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 4m€103–278Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 34m€138–347
Brugg to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brugg to Cologne is to bus which costs €30 - €75 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Brugg to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 6m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Brugg to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Basel SBB and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Brugg to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brugg AG and arriving at Köln Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 32m.
The distance between Brugg and Cologne is 550 km. The road distance is 540.9 km.
The best way to get from Brugg to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs €45 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Brugg to Cologne, including transfers.
Brugg to Cologne bus services, operated by PostAuto Schweiz AG, depart from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus station.
Brugg to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Brugg AG station.
The best way to get from Brugg to Cologne is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs €45 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €75 and takes 11h 54m.
What companies run services between Brugg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Brugg AG to Köln Hbf via Basel SBB in around 5h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus to Köln Heumarkt via Basel, Bahnhof SBB, Basel SBB, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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 30m
- 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 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Brugg to Cologne bus services, operated by PostAuto Schweiz AG, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof SBB station.
Brugg to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brugg to Cologne is 541 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Brugg to Cologne.
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