There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Bensheim by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain Re60 / ...
1h 58m€29–174Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain Re60 / ...
2h 52mDrive 217.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Bensheimcar 217.5 km
1h 56m€32–45Fly, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain
3h 46m€114–212Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain S5
4h 38m€41–170
Cologne to Bensheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Bensheim is to drive which costs €30 - €45 and takes 1h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Bensheim is to drive which takes 1h 56m and costs €30 - €45.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Bensheim. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Bensheim, Bahnhof via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Cologne and Bensheim is 229 km. The road distance is 217.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bensheim without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 1h 58m and costs €29 - €180.
It takes approximately 1h 58m to get from Cologne to Bensheim, including transfers.
Cologne to Bensheim train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
Cologne to Bensheim train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Bensheim is 217 km. It takes approximately 1h 56m to drive from Cologne to Bensheim.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bensheim, Germany?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Bensheim, Bahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 1h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–210
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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