There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Beilstein by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 460 bus
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Marbach to Beilstein Apothekebus 460 / ...
3h 30m€72–169Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Heilbronn central train stationbus N228 / ...
6h 39m€25–46Drive 331.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Beilsteincar 331.1 km
2h 49m€47–67Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
6h 19m€132–353Train, line 642 bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Heilbronn Neckarturm to Beilstein Langhansbus 642 / ...
4h 40mTrain
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mittetrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mosbach, Bahnhoftrain S2 / ...
8h 59m€62–87Train to Frankfurt, fly, line 460 bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FRA - STR
- Take the bus from Marbach to Beilstein Apothekebus
4h 45m€137–297
Cologne to Beilstein by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Beilstein is to bus which costs €24 - €50 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Beilstein is to drive which takes 2h 49m and costs €45 - €70.
The distance between Cologne and Beilstein is 387 km. The road distance is 331.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Beilstein without a car is to train and line 460 bus which takes 3h 30m and costs €70 - €170.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Cologne to Beilstein, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cologne to Beilstein is to bus which takes 6h 39m and costs €24 - €50. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €60 - €90 and takes 8h 59m.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Beilstein is 331 km. It takes approximately 2h 49m to drive from Cologne to Beilstein.
There are 929+ hotels available in Beilstein.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Beilstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Heilbronn central train station once daily. Tickets cost €22–40 and the journey takes 4h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Süd Bf to Beilstein Langhans via Mainz, Hauptbahnhof, Ludwigshafen, Mitte, Mosbach, Bahnhof, Mosbach(Baden), Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl., and Heilbronn Neckarturm in around 8h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mosbach, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- 0711 19449
- Website
- vvs.de
Bus from Marbach to Beilstein Apotheke
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- vvs.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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