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

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There are 10 ways to get from Chamonix to Cologne by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    5h 26m
    €114–326

  2. Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus bus
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    8h 6m
    €48–216

  3. Bus, train via Mannheim

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Genevabus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    9h 58m
    €172–347

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus 144
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain train Ice
    11h 44m
    €212–307

  5. Drive  749.7 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Colognecar car 749.7 km
    7h 2m
    €120–173

  6. Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    7h 26m
    €110–308

  7. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 17m
    €159–351

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Martigny to Neuchâteltrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Neuchâtel to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    11h 35m
    €186–346

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus 144
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    13h 30m
    €87–106

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Annemassetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Annemasse to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz to Trier central train stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain train
    20h 15m
    €93–229

Chamonix to Cologne by bus, foot, and train

Calendar94Weekly Services
Duration9h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€172Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 697.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 26m

What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Köln Hbf via Vallorcine, Martigny, Neuchâtel, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Köln via Zürich Bus Station in around 13h 30m.

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