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

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

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    6h 18m
    Kč 1,673–6,430

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj / ...
    13h 28m
    Kč 1,426–4,170

  3. 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 Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj / ...
    11h 16m
    Kč 3,103–10,240

  4. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Brnobus bus 850 / ...
    12h 45m
    Kč 1,657–2,627

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CGN - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    6h 55m
    Kč 2,216–7,910

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    7h 12m
    Kč 2,403–7,856

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane DUS - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    7h 44m
    Kč 2,346–6,936

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    6h 53m
    Kč 2,262–6,184

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane FRA - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    7h 25m
    Kč 2,105–5,864

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 41
    2. Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Brno Bus Stationbus bus
    12h 49m
    Kč 2,152–4,477

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Brno Hlavní Nádražíbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    21h 24m
    Kč 3,700–4,000

  12. Drive  866.5 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Brnocar car 866.5 km
    8h 2m
    Kč 3,337–4,820

Cologne to Brno by train

Calendar125Weekly Trains
Duration11h 16mAverage Duration
TicketKč 3,103Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 927.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 18m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Brno, Czechia?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 11h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Brno via Frankfurt Central Train Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 12h 45m.

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