There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Cholet by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angers St LaudTgv
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to CholetTer
7h 31m€97–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to PoitiersFlixBus N1153
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Hôtel de Ville07
19h 32m€72–119Drive 835.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Cholet835.3 km
7h 49m€130–187Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)DUS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Cholet
8h 41m€108–299Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Angers Saint-Laud
- Take the bus from Gare Routière et SNCF to Pont de Lattre407
9h 41mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Cholet
7h 4m€141–397Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)CGN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Cholet
8h 29m€98–260Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)AMS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Cholet
9h 5m€129–419Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)DUS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angers St Laud
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Cholet
9h 5m€164–479
Cologne to Cholet by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cholet is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 19h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cholet is to train and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €140 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Cholet. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Cholet via Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Angers St Laud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Cologne and Cholet is 889 km. The road distance is 835.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cholet without a car is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €95 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Cologne to Cholet, including transfers.
Cologne to Cholet train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cholet is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €95 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 19h 32m.
Cologne to Cholet train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Cholet is 835 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Cologne to Cholet.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cholet, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Cholet via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Angers St Laud in around 7h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hôtel de Ville via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Poitiers, and Gare SNCF in around 19h 32m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angers St Laud to Cholet
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Cholet
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Angers Saint-Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €110–170
- Rail 1st Class
- €170–250
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €90–140
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 09 69 39 14 14
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Hôtel de Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Hôtel de Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare Routière et SNCF to Pont de Lattre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
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