There are 6 ways to get from Calw to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
4h 15m€43–135Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Cologne Airport CGNN27
8h 16m€34–87Drive 346.1 km
- Drive from Calw to Cologne346.1 km
3h 12m€49–70Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)STR - CGN
5h 48m€119–279Train via Mainz
- Take the train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Ludwigshafen, MitteS3 / ...
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, HauptbahnhofS5 / ...
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bf
8h 47m€62–91Line 763 bus, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Böblingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 18m€123–252
Calw to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calw to Cologne is to bus which costs €30 - €90 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Calw to Cologne is to drive which takes 3h 12m and costs €45 - €70.
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 Hbf and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 15m.
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 which takes 4h 15m and costs €40 - €140.
It takes approximately 4h 15m 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 which takes 4h 15m and costs €40 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €90 and takes 8h 16m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €280 and takes 5h 48m.
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 12m 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 2 hours. Tickets cost €30–100 and the journey takes 2h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Cologne Airport CGN 5 times a week. Tickets cost €21–40 and the journey takes 5h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0711 19449
- Website
- vvs.de
Bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- vvs.de
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