There are 9 ways to get from Cluses to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, train (TGV), or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln HbfTha
9h 26m€100–428Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cluses to LyonSki72
- Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNFlixBus N710
13h 55m€83–136Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Cluses to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Basel Bad BfIce / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfNj
14h 6m€94–348Drive 692.1 km
- Drive from Cluses to Cologne692.1 km
8h 29m€106–153Train
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to AnnemasseTer
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lausanne
- Take the train from Lausanne to BernIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43 / ...
10h 40m€122–316Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)GVA - CGN
7h 16m€109–328Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
6h 5m€133–341Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)GVA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
8h 2m€98–251Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
8h 47m€136–334
Cluses to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluses to Cologne is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cluses to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €130 - €350.
No, there is no direct train from Cluses to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Cluses 74 and arriving at Köln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 26m.
The distance between Cluses and Cologne is 1078 km. The road distance is 692.1 km.
The best way to get from Cluses to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 26m and costs €95 - €430.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Cluses to Cologne, including transfers.
Cluses to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Cluses 74 station.
The best way to get from Cluses to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 9h 26m and costs €95 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 13h 55m.
Cluses to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluses to Cologne is 692 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Cluses to Cologne.
What companies run services between Cluses, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Cluses 74 to Köln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 9h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cluses to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Cluses 74 to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Annemasse to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
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 Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluses to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Cluses to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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