There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Konstanz by train, car, plane, rideshare, or ferry
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Train via Stuttgart
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Ic87 / ...
5h 4m€58–163Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Konstanz506.5 km
6h 20m€29Drive 506.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Konstanzcar 506.7 km
4h 44m€71–102Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
4h 7m€102–261Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 45
5h 38m€45–140Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
8h 16m€85–236Fly 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 Konstanztrain
4h 35m€71–233Train 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 Konstanztrain
5h 6m€81–270Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Friedrichshafen Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane DUS - FDH
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Hafen to Konstanz Hafenferry
5h 5m€155–373Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FRA - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
5h 54m€144–277
Cologne to Konstanz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Konstanz is to rideshare which costs €29 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Konstanz is to train and fly which takes 4h 7m and costs €100 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Konstanz Bahnhof. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 5h 38m.
The distance between Cologne and Konstanz is 540 km. The road distance is 506.7 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Konstanz without a car is to train via Stuttgart which takes 5h 4m and costs €55 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Cologne to Konstanz, including transfers.
Cologne to Konstanz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Konstanz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Konstanz Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Konstanz is 507 km. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Cologne to Konstanz.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Konstanz, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Konstanz Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof and Singen in around 5h 4m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–190
- 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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Hafen to Konstanz Hafen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Hafen to Konstanz Hafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Cologne to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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