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How to get fromChamonix to Cologneby bus, plane, train, car, train (TGV, Eurostar) or night train

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

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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 40m

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Malpensa Airport - Milanbus bus
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    8h 15m
    €60–259

  3. Bus, train via Mannheim

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport 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 20 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    10h 55m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Dijonbus bus N1529 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dijon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N710
    12h 35m
    €61–100

  5. Drive 749.6 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Colognecar car 749.6 km
    7h 2m
    €112–162

  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 35m
    €99–319

  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
    5h 57m

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Genevabus bus 507 / ...
    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 Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 20m
    €105–278

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain train Tha
    11h 28m
    €116–407

  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lausannebus bus 479
    2. Take the bus from Lausanne to Freiburgbus bus 122
    3. Take the night train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    14h 25m
    €65–323

Chamonix to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration12h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€61Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Dijon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 12h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Köln Hbf via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 11h 28m.

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