There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie by plane, train, bus, car, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
3h 7m€63–208Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Berlin568.7 km
6h 20m€22–35Train via Hagen
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 19 / ...
5h 32m€99–220Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
6h 34mDrive 569.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Checkpoint Charliecar 569.7 km
4h 53m€82–118Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
3h 33m€76–248Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
3h 44m€105–259Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
6h 13m€104–233Bus via Leverkusen
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1338 / ...
10h 49m€40–77
Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie is to rideshare which costs €22 - €35 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs €60 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf via Hagen Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 32m.
The distance between Cologne and Checkpoint Charlie is 512 km. The road distance is 569.7 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie without a car is to train via Hagen which takes 5h 32m and costs €95 - €220.
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie, including transfers.
Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs €60 - €210. Alternatively, you can train via Hagen, which costs €95 - €220 and takes 5h 32m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 6h 34m.
Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hagen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie is 570 km. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Cologne to Checkpoint Charlie.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Checkpoint Charlie, Germany?
Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Checkpoint Charlie via Hagen Hbf, Berlin Hbf, and S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf in around 5h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Cologne to Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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