There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Celle by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Celle Bahnhoftrain 22 / ...
3h 4m€63–154Drive 324.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Cellecar 324.9 km
3h 4m€47–67Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Celle Bahnhoftrain 22 / ...
4h 5mTrain, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane DUS - HAJ
5h 59m€160–361Train via Minden
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Minden(Westf)train Re
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Bahnhof Leinhausentrain S1
6h 11mTrain, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Celle Bahnhoftrain
4h 49m€119–322
Cologne to Celle by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Celle is to drive which costs €45 - €70 and takes 3h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Celle is to train which takes 3h 4m and costs €60 - €160.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Celle. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Celle Bahnhof via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 4m.
The distance between Cologne and Celle is 336 km. The road distance is 324.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Celle without a car is to train which takes 3h 4m and costs €60 - €160.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Cologne to Celle, including transfers.
Cologne to Celle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Celle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Celle is 325 km. It takes approximately 3h 4m to drive from Cologne to Celle.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Celle, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Celle Bahnhof via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Celle Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- 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 Hamburg Hbf to Celle Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Celle Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Bahnhof Leinhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Celle Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Celle Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- 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
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Minden(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.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
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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