There are 7 ways to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
4h 35m€26–119Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N1338 / ...
9h 20m€22–44Bus
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
5h 52mDrive 563.1 km
- Drive from Charlottenburg to Colognecar 563.1 km
4h 37m€79–114Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from S Westend to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
3h 14m€69–238Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
3h 55m€89–290Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 24m€95–246
Charlottenburg to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne is to bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf which costs €22 - €45 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 3h 14m and costs €65 - €240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Masurenallee - Berlin and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Charlottenburg to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Berlin Jungfernheide and arriving at Köln Hbf via S Spandau Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 35m.
The distance between Charlottenburg and Cologne is 544 km. The road distance is 563.1 km.
The best way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 4h 35m and costs €25 - €120.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne, including transfers.
Charlottenburg to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Charlottenburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Spandau Bhf station.
The best way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne is to train which takes 4h 35m and costs €25 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 52m.
What companies run services between Charlottenburg, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €25–110 and the journey takes 4h 1m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis once daily, and the journey takes 5h 52m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- sbahn.berlin
Train from S Westend to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://sbahn.berlin/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Charlottenburg to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Charlottenburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottenburg to Cologne is 563 km. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from Charlottenburg to Cologne.
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