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How to get fromBuchen to Cologneby train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Buchen to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    5h 58m
    €43–257

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Laufenburg to Basel Bad BftrainRb30
    2. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    6h 5m
    €39–168

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lörrach central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus007
    10h 17m
    €41–86

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Laufenburg to Basel Bad BftrainRb30
    2. Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    8h 59m
    €54–288

  5. Drive 493.9 km

    1. Drive from Buchen to Colognecar493.9 km
    4h 32m
    €70–101

  6. Bus, train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the bus from Hottingen Außerdorf to Laufenburgbus
    2. Take the train from Laufenburg(Baden)Ost to Waldshut Bahnhoftrain
    3. Take the train from Waldshut Bahnhof to Baden(CH)train
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    6h 22m
    €112–267

  7. Bus, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Hottingen Außerdorf to Laufenburgbus
    2. Take the train from Waldshut Bahnhof to Baden(CH)train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeZRH - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    6h 4m
    €144–320

  8. Bus, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Hottingen Außerdorf to Laufenburgbus
    2. Take the train from Waldshut Bahnhof to Baden(CH)train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 9m
    €115–313

  9. Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Laufenburg to Basel Bad Bftrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeBSL - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    6h 16m
    €159–384

Buchen to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar10Weekly Services
Duration5h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€43Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Buchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Hottingen, Abzw Oberwihl to Köln Hbf via Murg, Murg, Basel Bad Bf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lörrach central train station to Cologne Airport CGN once daily. Tickets cost €27–45 and the journey takes 7h 20m.

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