There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Hitzacker by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Hitzackertrain Rb
6h 14m€114–231Drive 420.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Hitzackercar 420.1 km
4h 15m€60–87Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lüneburgtrain
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Hitzackertrain
5h 36m€132–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Uelzentrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Uelzen ZOB to Lüchow(Wendland) ZOBbus
7h 16mTrain, bus via Rheine
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheinetrain Re
- Take the train from Rheine to Hamburg-Bergedorftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Bf. Bergedorf to Brahlstorf b Hagenow Bahnhofbus B
- Take the bus from Brahlstorf b Hagenow Bahnhof to Herrenhof, Fährebus 505
10h 5mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lüneburgtrain
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Hitzackertrain
6h 2m€132–301
Cologne to Hitzacker by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Hitzacker is to drive which costs €60 - €90 and takes 4h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Hitzacker is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Hitzacker. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Hitzacker via Hamburg-Harburg and Lueneburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 14m.
The distance between Cologne and Hitzacker is 508 km. The road distance is 420.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Hitzacker without a car is to train which takes 6h 14m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Cologne to Hitzacker, including transfers.
Cologne to Hitzacker train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Hitzacker train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Harburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Hitzacker is 420 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Cologne to Hitzacker.
There are 101+ hotels available in Hitzacker.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Hitzacker, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Hitzacker via Hamburg-Harburg and Lueneburg in around 6h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Lueneburg to Hitzacker
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- 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
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rheine to Hamburg-Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 05841 120 678
- mobilitaet@luechow-dannenberg.de
- Website
- mobil-im-wendland.de
Bus from Uelzen ZOB to Lüchow(Wendland) ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- wendlandmobil.de
- Phone
- +49 551 820700600
- info@vsninfo.de
- Website
- vsninfo.de
Bus from Uelzen ZOB to Lüchow(Wendland) ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- vsninfo.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Bergedorf to Brahlstorf b Hagenow Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 03883 61610
- info@vl-p.de
- Website
- vlp-lup.de
Bus from Brahlstorf b Hagenow Bahnhof to Herrenhof, Fähre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vlp-lup.de
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