There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Kandern by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain 43 / ...
5h 5m€90–370Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Basel (BSL)plane CGN - BSL
8h 18m€58–241Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 38mDrive 474.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kanderncar 474.5 km
4h 2m€68–98Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 58m€141–415Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 12 / ...
5h 30m€72–339Train via Cologne Hbf
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel Bad Bftrain Nightjet
7h 41m€60–130Fly 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 HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 47m€114–318
Cologne to Kandern by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kandern is to train via Cologne Hbf which costs €60 - €130 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kandern is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kandern. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Kandern Busbahnhof via Basel, Bahnhof SBB and Basel Bad Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Kandern. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 5m.
The distance between Cologne and Kandern is 512 km. The road distance is 474.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kandern without a car is to train which takes 5h 5m and costs €90 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Cologne to Kandern, including transfers.
Cologne to Kandern bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Kandern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kandern is to train which takes 5h 5m and costs €90 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 38m, you could also fly, which costs €55 - €250 and takes 8h 18m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kandern, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Hbf to Basel Bad Bf hourly. Tickets cost €90–370 and the journey takes 3h 42m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 5h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Kandern bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Cologne to Kandern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kandern is 475 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Cologne to Kandern.
There are 2260+ hotels available in Kandern.