There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Aschersleben by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Ascherslebentrain Re4
6h 26m€101–236Drive 401 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Ascherslebencar 401 km
4h 39m€59–85Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Magdeburgbus Mykolayiv
8h 15mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane DUS - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Ascherslebentrain
7h 39m€143–395Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Köthentrain 55
- Take the train from Köthen to Ascherslebentrain Rb50
6h 59m€97–211Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lutherstadt Eislebentrain Re
10h 13mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Ascherslebentrain
5h€124–284Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Ascherslebentrain
5h 59m€112–343Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Ascherslebentrain
6h 48m€132–377
Cologne to Aschersleben by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Aschersleben is to drive which costs €55 - €85 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Aschersleben is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Aschersleben. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Aschersleben, Johannistorturm via Magdeburg, ZOB and Egeln, ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Aschersleben. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Aschersleben via Frankfurt and Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 26m.
The distance between Cologne and Aschersleben is 582 km. The road distance is 401 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Aschersleben without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 26m and costs €100 - €240.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Cologne to Aschersleben, including transfers.
Cologne to Aschersleben bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Aschersleben train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Aschersleben is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 26m and costs €100 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 15m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Aschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Aschersleben via Frankfurt and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 6h 26m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Magdeburg once daily, and the journey takes 4h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Aschersleben
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Aschersleben
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köthen to Aschersleben
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Aschersleben
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Aschersleben
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Aschersleben
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lutherstadt Eisleben
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Aschersleben bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Magdeburg station.
Cologne to Aschersleben train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Aschersleben is 401 km. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Cologne to Aschersleben.
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