There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Gstaad by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Spieztrain Ic6 / ...
8h 6mCHF 109–530Train via Cologne Hbf
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Spieztrain Ic6 / ...
10h 40mCHF 83–279Drive 662.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Gstaadcar 662.5 km
6h 10mCHF 107–155Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain
8h 5mCHF 146–379Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Spieztrain Ic6 / ...
8h 16mCHF 92–530Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Spieztrain
7h 24mCHF 157–552Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Spieztrain
8h 16mCHF 142–373Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain
8h 12mCHF 190–475Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Spieztrain
8h 39mCHF 149–411Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CGN - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
9h 49mCHF 92–225
Cologne to Gstaad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Gstaad is to train via Cologne Hbf which costs SFr 80 - SFr 280 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Gstaad is to drive which takes 6h 10m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Gstaad. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Gstaad via Basel SBB, Spiez and Zweisimmen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 6m.
The distance between Cologne and Gstaad is 682 km. The road distance is 662.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Gstaad without a car is to train which takes 8h 6m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Cologne to Gstaad, including transfers.
Cologne to Gstaad train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Gstaad train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Gstaad is 662 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Cologne to Gstaad.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Gstaad, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Gstaad via Basel SBB, Spiez, and Zweisimmen in around 8h 6m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–450
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +41 21 989 81 90
- Website
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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