There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Europe by train, bus, or car
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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 Eisenach Hbftrain 50 / ...
5h 48m$53–132Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Kasselbus 264
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
7h 31m$32–64Drive 277.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Europecar 277.3 km
2h 33m$46–66Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 51
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
6h 37m$78–151Train #2
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
7h 50m$84–140
Cologne to Europe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Europe is to bus and train which costs $30 - $65 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Europe is to drive which takes 2h 33m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Cologne and Europe is 405 km. The road distance is 277.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Europe without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 48m and costs $50 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Cologne to Europe, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Europe is 277 km. It takes approximately 2h 33m to drive from Cologne to Europe.
There are 819+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Europe?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via Frankfurt, Eisenach Hbf, Herleshausen Bahnhof, and Herleshausen Bahnhof in around 5h 48m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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