There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Colditz Castle by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
6h 58m€58–143Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Leipzig central train stationbus N23 / ...
10h 52m€33–55Bus via Magdeburg
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Magdeburgbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Leipzigbus Kyiv-Magdeburg
9h 46mDrive 501.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Colditz Castlecar 501.3 km
4h 48m€71–102Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
5h 29m€115–224Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 51
7h 57m€54–114Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Borsdorf(Sachs)train
7h 2m€116–381Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 32m€76–303
Cologne to Colditz Castle by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Colditz Castle is to bus which costs €30 - €55 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Colditz Castle is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Colditz Castle. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Colditz, Leipziger Str. via Magdeburg, Leipzig, Hauptbahnhof/Ostseite and Grimma, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 46m.
The distance between Cologne and Colditz Castle is 595 km. The road distance is 501.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Colditz Castle without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 58m and costs €55 - €150.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Cologne to Colditz Castle, including transfers.
Cologne to Colditz Castle bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Colditz Castle is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 58m and costs €55 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus via Magdeburg, which costs and takes 9h 46m.
Cologne to Colditz Castle bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Magdeburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Colditz Castle is 501 km. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Cologne to Colditz Castle.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Colditz Castle, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Colditz Castle via Frankfurt, Leipzig Hbf, Bad Lausick, Bad Lausick, Heinrich-Heine-Str., and Colditz, Zentralhaltestelle in around 6h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Colditz Castle via Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Hauptbahnhof/Ostseite, Grimma, Bahnhof, and Colditz, Leipziger Str. in around 9h 46m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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 S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Borsdorf(Sachs)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- 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 Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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