There are 11 ways to get from Chur to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Chur to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 7m€57–227Train, bus via Bonn UN Campus
cheapest- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bonn UN Campusbus N11
12h 38m€56–95Train, bus
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 5mDrive 618.5 km
- Drive from Chur to Colognecar 618.5 km
6h 36m€106–153Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
4h 58m€92–255Train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Take the train from Chur to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 43
7h 10m€57–207Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 53m€123–283Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 49m€107–297Bus, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MXP - CGN
8h 38m€72–236Train, train to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Chur to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 39mBus, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MXP - DUS
9h 24m€59–218
Chur to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chur to Cologne is to train and bus via Bonn UN Campus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chur to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €120 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Chur to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Chur and arriving at Köln Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 7m.
The distance between Chur and Cologne is 695 km. The road distance is 618.5 km.
The best way to get from Chur to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 7m and costs €55 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Chur to Cologne, including transfers.
Chur to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Chur station.
Chur to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chur to Cologne is 619 km. It takes approximately 6h 36m to drive from Chur to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Chur, Grisons, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Chur to Köln Hbf via Basel SBB in around 7h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- 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
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €4–6
- 1st Class Ticket
- €8–11
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- 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
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bonn UN Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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