There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Lech by train, night train, car, plane, or bus
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Train via Neu-Ulm
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlbergtrain Rjx / ...
8h 16m€120–479Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Langen Am Arlbergtrain Rjx
12h 55m€67–354Drive 603 km
- Drive from Cologne to Lechcar 603 km
6h 50m€100–144Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
7h 51m€108–430Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlbergtrain Rjx / ...
9h 3m€120–473Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
8h 26m€113–430Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain
8h 21m€118–375Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Friedrichshafen Airport, train, line 750 bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane DUS - FDH
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Dornbirntrain
- Take the train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
- Take the bus from Langen a. A. Bahnhof to Lech Dorfhusbus
7h 33mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain
9h 1m€123–395
Cologne to Lech by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lech is to night train and train which costs €65 - €360 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lech is to drive which takes 6h 50m and costs €95 - €150.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Lech. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Langen Am Arlberg via Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Lindau-Reutin and Dornbirn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
The distance between Cologne and Lech is 666 km. The road distance is 603 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lech without a car is to train via Neu-Ulm which takes 8h 16m and costs €120 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Cologne to Lech, including transfers.
Cologne to Lech train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Cologne to Lech train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Lech is 603 km. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Cologne to Lech.
There are 3065+ hotels available in Lech.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lech, Austria?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Lech Dorfhus via Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Lindau-Reutin, Dornbirn, Langen Am Arlberg, and Langen a. A. Bahnhof in around 8h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–24
Train from Zuerich Hb to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–24
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €28–45
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–24
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €28–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Dornbirn to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5522 839 51
- Website
- vmobil.at
Bus from Langen a. A. Bahnhof to Lech Dorfhus
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vmobil.at
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