There are 6 ways to get from Calw to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Karlsruhe
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
4h 10m€58–146Bus, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Bad Herrenalbbus X63
- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 17m€37–109Drive 346.1 km
- Drive from Calw to Colognecar 346.1 km
3h 16m€51–74Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STR - CGN
6h 10m€159–385Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
4h 11m€91–190Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Weil der Stadttrain
- Take the train from Weil der Stadt to Feuerseetrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
6h 31m€152–416
Calw to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calw to Cologne is to drive which costs €50 - €75 and takes 3h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Calw to Cologne is to drive which takes 3h 16m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Calw to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB and arriving at Köln Hbf via Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Calw and Cologne is 356 km. The road distance is 346.1 km.
The best way to get from Calw to Cologne without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 4h 10m and costs €55 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Calw to Cologne, including transfers.
Calw to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Calw to Cologne is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 4h 10m and costs €55 - €150. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €150 - €390 and takes 6h 10m.
Calw to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calw to Cologne is 346 km. It takes approximately 3h 16m to drive from Calw to Cologne.
What companies run services between Calw, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €50–110 and the journey takes 2h 6m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €93–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–33
Train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Weil der Stadt
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- SWEG (Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Weil der Stadt to Feuersee
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Bad Herrenalb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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