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How to get fromCologne to Balaton Soundby car, car train, bus, night train, train or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Balaton Sound by car, car train, bus, night train, train, or plane

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Balaton Soundcar car
    10h 54m
    Ft 65,178–408,146

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain train
    9h 39m
    Ft 26,995–115,313

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Győr bus stationbus bus N161
    2. Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Kecskeméti utcabus bus 1708
    22h 22m
    Ft 31,785–52,080

  4. Night train, train, bus

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gyoertrain train Ec
    3. Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csokonai közbus bus
    18h 47m
    Ft 27,804–74,580

  5. Drive 1,120.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Balaton Soundcar car 1,120.1 km
    11h 3m
    Ft 64,644–93,375

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Ec
    5. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain train Ic / ...
    14h 22m
    Ft 66,824–204,385

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train Nj
    2. Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Gyoer Train Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csokonai közbus bus
    18h 57m
    Ft 102,454–166,408

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DUS - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain train
    7h 22m
    Ft 34,100–95,570

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane FRA - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain train
    7h 23m
    Ft 44,917–111,874

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane CGN - ZAG
    2. Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain train
    10h 34m
    Ft 45,495–133,013

  11. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatztrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane EIN - BUD
    4. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain train
    10h 18m
    Ft 31,924–85,381

  12. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    3. Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain train
    11h 1m
    Ft 68,567–152,424

Cologne to Balaton Sound by bus and foot

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration22h 22mAverage Duration
TicketFt 31,785Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Balaton Sound, Hungary?

You can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Balaton Sound via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Győr bus station, Győr, autóbusz-állomás, and Zamárdi, Kecskeméti utca in around 22h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Balaton Sound via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Zamardi in around 14h 22m.

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