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 / ...
3h 46m€39–113Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof26 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to LeverkusenN1327 / ...
7h 23m€29–50Drive 325.3 km
- Drive from Celle to Cologne325.3 km
2h 55m€47–67Fly Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)HAJ - CGN
5h 26m€156–335Train via Minden
- Take the train from Hannover Bahnhof Leinhausen to Minden, BahnhofS1
- Take the train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln HbfRe
6h 28mFly Hannover Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
3h 56m€138–284Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Uelzen
- Take the train from Uelzen to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HAM - DUS
4h 49m€139–365
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 3h 46m.
The distance between Celle and Cologne is 336 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 3h 46m and costs €35 - €120.
It takes approximately 3h 46m 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 3h 46m and costs €35 - €120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €150 - €340 and takes 5h 26m.
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 3h 46m. Alternatively, Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- austrian.com
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
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Uelzen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Uelzen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- 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
Train from Hannover Bahnhof Leinhausen to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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