There are 7 ways to get from Celle to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof26 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf10 / ...
4h 27m€46–123Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof26 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to LeverkusenN1327 / ...
7h 23m€29–49Drive 325.3 km
- Drive from Celle to Cologne325.3 km
2h 55m€47–67Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HAJ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
5h 26m€154–337Train via Löhne
- Take the train from Celle to NordstemmenRe
- Take the train from Nordstemmen to Loehne(Westf)Re
- Take the train from Loehne(Westf) to Koeln HbfRe
6h 46mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)HAJ - CGN
5h 10m€146–356Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
3h 48m€135–284
Celle to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Celle to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €29 - €50 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Celle to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 55m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Celle to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Celle Bahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 27m.
The distance between Celle and Cologne is 363 km. The road distance is 325.3 km.
The best way to get from Celle to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs €45 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Celle to Cologne, including transfers.
Celle to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Celle Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Celle to Cologne is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs €45 - €130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €360 and takes 5h 10m.
Celle to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Celle to Cologne is 325 km. It takes approximately 2h 55m to drive from Celle to Cologne.
What companies run services between Celle, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Celle Bahnhof to Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 27m. Alternatively, Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- presse@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Celle to Nordstemmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Loehne(Westf) to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Nordstemmen to Loehne(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- 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 Hanover central bus station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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