There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Kembs by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Kleinkems Bahnhoftrain Rb27 / ...
4h 22m€58–193Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Kleinkems Bahnhoftrain Rb27 / ...
6h 57m€42–126Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 32mDrive 474.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kembscar 474.9 km
4h€74–107Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Kleinkems Bahnhoftrain Re7
4h 31m€76–194Train 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 16m€151–388Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
6h 45m€101–247Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Basel (BSL)plane CGN - BSL
7h 4m€78–226Fly 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 36m€103–304
Cologne to Kembs by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kembs is to night train and train which costs €40 - €130 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kembs is to drive which takes 4h and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Kembs. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Kleinkems Bahnhof via Freiburg Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 22m.
The distance between Cologne and Kembs is 475 km. The road distance is 474.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kembs without a car is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs €55 - €200.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Cologne to Kembs, including transfers.
Cologne to Kembs train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kembs is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs €55 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 32m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €230 and takes 7h 4m.
Cologne to Kembs train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Freiburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kembs is 475 km. It takes approximately 4h to drive from Cologne to Kembs.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kembs, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kleinkems Bahnhof via Freiburg Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 22m. 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
- €65–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Kleinkems Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–99
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–99
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- 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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