There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Dachau by train, car, plane, bus, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenchen HbfIce
4h 43m€95–313Train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
4h 53m€47–151Drive 538.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Dachau538.7 km
5h 4m€76–110Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CGN - MUC
- Take the bus from Oberschleißheim to Dachau Bahnhof
3h 18mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ost1393
5h 19m€132–164Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)DUS - MUC
3h 49m€91–260Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)FRA - MUC
3h 55m€99–235
Cologne to Dachau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Dachau is to train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf which costs €45 - €160 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Dachau is to train and fly which takes 3h 49m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Dachau. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Dachau Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Cologne and Dachau is 600 km. The road distance is 538.7 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Dachau without a car is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs €95 - €320.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Cologne to Dachau, including transfers.
Cologne to Dachau train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
Cologne to Dachau train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Dachau is 539 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Cologne to Dachau.
There are 1175+ hotels available in Dachau.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Dachau, Germany?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Koeln Hbf to Muenchen Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €85–310 and the journey takes 4h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 89 41 42 43 44
- Website
- mvv-muenchen.de
Bus from Oberschleißheim to Dachau Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mvv-muenchen.de
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