There are 4 ways to get from Brunssum to Cologne by bus, train, or car
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Line 3 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Brunssum, Koutenveld to Heerlen, Station Heerlenbus 3 / ...
- Take the train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
1h 35m€16–67Line 3 bus, train via Brunssum, Koutenveld
cheapest- Take the bus from Brunssum, Koutenveld to Heerlen, Station Heerlenbus 3 / ...
- Take the train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Trn / ...
1h 53m€15–67Bus
- Take the bus from Heerlen, Station Heerlen to Aachen, Bushofbus 44
- Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
3h 7mDrive 85.4 km
- Drive from Brunssum to Colognecar 85.4 km
1h 3m€16–23
Brunssum to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brunssum to Cologne is to drive which costs €15 - €23 and takes 1h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Brunssum to Cologne is to drive which takes 1h 3m and costs €15 - €23.
No, there is no direct bus from Brunssum to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brunssum, Koutenveld and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Heerlen, Station Heerlen and Aachen - 58, Peterstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 7m.
The distance between Brunssum and Cologne is 101 km. The road distance is 85.4 km.
The best way to get from Brunssum to Cologne without a car is to line 3 bus and train which takes 1h 35m and costs €16 - €70.
It takes approximately 1h 35m to get from Brunssum to Cologne, including transfers.
Brunssum to Cologne bus services, operated by Arriva NL, depart from Heerlen, Station Heerlen.
Brunssum to Cologne bus services, operated by Arriva NL, arrive at Aachen, Bushof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brunssum to Cologne is 85 km. It takes approximately 1h 3m to drive from Brunssum to Cologne.
There are 1842+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Brunssum, Netherlands and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Brunssum, Koutenveld to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Heerlen, Station Heerlen, Aachen, Bushof, and Aachen - 58, Peterstraße in around 3h 7m.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €6–9
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €6–9
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heerlen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Brunssum, Koutenveld to Heerlen, Station Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
Bus from Heerlen, Station Heerlen to Aachen, Bushof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
Bus from Brunssum, Koutenveld to Heerlen, Station Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- 0241 1688-3040
- Website
- aseag.de
Bus from Heerlen, Station Heerlen to Aachen, Bushof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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