There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Lehrte by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 19 / ...
2h 53m€25–70Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
3h 54mDrive 307.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Lehrtecar 307.1 km
2h 39m€43–62Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane DUS - HAJ
5h 41m€129–329Train via Minden
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Minden(Westf)train Re
- Take the train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
4h 30m€61–90Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CGN - HAJ
5h 21m€124–442Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
3h 48m€112–210
Cologne to Lehrte by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lehrte is to train which costs €25 - €70 and takes 2h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lehrte is to drive which takes 2h 39m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Lehrte. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Lehrte via Hannover Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 53m.
The distance between Cologne and Lehrte is 311 km. The road distance is 307.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lehrte without a car is to train which takes 2h 53m and costs €25 - €70.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Cologne to Lehrte, including transfers.
Cologne to Lehrte train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lehrte is to train which takes 2h 53m and costs €25 - €70. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3h 54m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €450 and takes 5h 21m.
Cologne to Lehrte train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Lehrte is 307 km. It takes approximately 2h 39m to drive from Cologne to Lehrte.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lehrte, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €25–70 and the journey takes 2h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Lehrte via Südviertel, Essen, Essen Hbf, Hannover Hbf, and Hannover Hbf in around 3h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hannover Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- 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 Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Minden(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Minden, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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