There are 9 ways to get from Cholet to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Cholet to Angers St LaudTer
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
7h 43m€103–370Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hôtel de Ville to Viaduc Léon Blum07
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Cologne Airport CGNFlixBus N1153
18h 43m€71–108Drive 832.9 km
- Drive from Cholet to Cologne832.9 km
7h 47m€129–187Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Cholet to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)NTE - DUS
7h 43m€118–322Train
- Take the train from Cholet to Angers St LaudTer
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiTgv
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln HbfIce
8h 57m€122–307Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Cholet to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)NTE - CGN
7h 51m€113–339Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Cholet to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
6h 16m€140–398Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Cholet to Angers St Laud
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)CDG - DUS
7h 57m€169–496Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Cholet to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
8h 57m€129–430
Cholet to Cologne by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cholet to Cologne is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cholet to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €140 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Cholet to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Cholet and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Angers Saint-Laud, Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 43m.
The distance between Cholet and Cologne is 889 km. The road distance is 832.9 km.
The best way to get from Cholet to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 43m and costs €100 - €370.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Cholet to Cologne, including transfers.
Cholet to Cologne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cholet station.
The best way to get from Cholet to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 7h 43m and costs €100 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 18h 43m.
Cholet to Cologne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Angers St Laud station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cholet to Cologne is 833 km. It takes approximately 7h 47m to drive from Cholet to Cologne.
What companies run services between Cholet, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Cholet to Koeln Hbf via Angers Saint-Laud, Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 7h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hôtel de Ville to Köln Hbf via Poitiers, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cholet to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cholet to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers St Laud to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- 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
- 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
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 09 69 39 14 14
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Hôtel de Ville to Viaduc Léon Blum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Hôtel de Ville to Viaduc Léon Blum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Poitiers to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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