There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Bottrop by train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain 35 / ...
- Take the bus from Oberhausen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platzbus Sb91 / ...
1h 16mDrive 80.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Bottropcar 80.5 km
54 min€12–17Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platzbus Sb16
1h 32mTrain, bus via Essen Hbf
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platzbus Sb16
1h 41m€18–58Train, bus via Essen Hbf #2
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain S6
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platzbus Sb16
2h 25m€18–27
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Bottrop is to drive which costs €11 - €17 and takes 54 min.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Bottrop is to drive which takes 54 min and costs €11 - €17.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Bottrop. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at BOT ZOB Berliner Platz via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 32m.
The distance between Cologne and Bottrop is 85 km. The road distance is 80.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bottrop without a car is to train and bus which takes 1h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 16m to get from Cologne to Bottrop, including transfers.
Cologne to Bottrop bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Bottrop bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Südviertel, Essen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Bottrop is 81 km. It takes approximately 54 min to drive from Cologne to Bottrop.
There are 2301+ hotels available in Bottrop.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bottrop, Germany?
You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz via Südviertel, Essen and Essen Hbf in around 1h 32m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 49 (0) 2366 186 - 0
- info@vestische.de
- Website
- vestische.de
Bus from Oberhausen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- vestische.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vestische.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vestische.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vestische.de
- Phone
- 01806 504030
- Website
- stoag.de
Bus from Oberhausen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.stoag.de/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- dbregiobusnrw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 201 8261234
- Website
- ruhrbahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ruhrbahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ruhrbahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ruhrbahn.de
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