There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Cham by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)train Rb / ...
5h 57m€55–130Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N61 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)train Rb / ...
7h 38m€57–156Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Regensburg Bahnhofstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3632 / ...
- Take the bus from Regensburg Hbf to Cham, Floßhafenbus 34
10h 58mDrive 533.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Chamcar 533.8 km
4h 53m€74–106Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)train
5h 49mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)train
6h 20mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane FRA - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)train
5h 42m€129–274Train to Frankfurt, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FRA - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)train
6h 26m
Cologne to Cham by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cham is to train which costs €55 - €130 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cham is to drive which takes 4h 53m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Cham. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Cham(Oberpf) via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 57m.
The distance between Cologne and Cham is 544 km. The road distance is 533.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cham without a car is to train which takes 5h 57m and costs €55 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Cologne to Cham, including transfers.
Cologne to Cham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cham is to train which takes 5h 57m and costs €55 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 58m.
Cologne to Cham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Cham is 534 km. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Cologne to Cham.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cham, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Cham(Oberpf) via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf in around 5h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Cham, Floßhafen via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal, Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse, and Regensburg Hbf in around 10h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- 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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 89-748825-0
- fahrgastinfo@bahnland-bayern.de
- Website
- bayern-fahrplan.de
Bus from Regensburg Hbf to Cham, Floßhafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- bayern-fahrplan.de
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