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How to get fromCologne to Chełmby plane, train, bus, or car

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Chełm by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Lublin Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lublin Airport (LUZ)plane plane DUS - LUZ
    2. Take the train from Swidnik Miasto to Chelm Miastotrain train
    9h 23m
    zł 568–1,626

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DUS - WAW
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Chelm Miastotrain train
    8h 52m
    zł 405–1,224

  3. Train via Rzepin

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain train 95
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Chelm Miastotrain train Ic
    16h 30m
    zł 803–1,540

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Chelm, Armii Krajowej Street/KFC 05 and 06bus bus N1327
    23h 6m
    zł 500–800

  5. Drive  1,342.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Chełmcar car 1,342.6 km
    11h 45m
    zł 853–1,231

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane FRA - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Chelm Miastotrain train
    8h 50m
    zł 524–1,268

  7. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DTM - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Chelm Miastotrain train
    9h 39m

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Lublin Glownytrain train
    3. Take the train from Lublin Glowny to Chelm Miastotrain train
    12h 9m
    zł 564–1,538

  9. Train, train to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Lublin Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssentrain train
    3. Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Lublin Airport (LUZ)plane plane MST - LUZ
    4. Take the train from Swidnik Miasto to Chelm Miastotrain train
    8h 54m
    zł 566–2,698

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Rzeszow Glownytrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Lublin Glownytrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Lublin Glowny to Chelm Miastotrain train R
    26h 20m

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Brest Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Terespol to Chelm Miastotrain train R
    36h 10m
    zł 802–1,929

Cologne to Chełm by train

Calendar47Weekly Trains
Duration16h 30mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 803Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,228.1 km
  • Duration: 9h 23m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Chełm, Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Chelm Miasto via S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Warszawa Centralna in around 16h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Chelm, Armii Krajowej Street/KFC 05 and 06 twice daily. Tickets cost zł 500–800 and the journey takes 21h 30m.

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