There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhoftrain 18 / ...
5h 54m€104–115Drive 461 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Ludwigslustcar 461 km
4h 56m€66–95Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Ludwigslust Bahnhofbus Ebu
8h 31mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhoftrain
4h 59m€136–289Train via Rheine
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheinetrain Re
- Take the train from Rheine to Ludwigslusttrain Ice
6h 48m€88–246Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhoftrain
5h 5m€100–269Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhoftrain
5h 31m€127–326Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhoftrain
5h 20m€133–242
Cologne to Ludwigslust by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust is to drive which costs €65 - €95 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust is to drive which takes 4h 56m and costs €65 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Ludwigslust. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Ludwigslust Bahnhof via Münster-Mitte and Hauptbahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Ludwigslust. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Ludwigslust Bahnhof via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
The distance between Cologne and Ludwigslust is 551 km. The road distance is 461 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust without a car is to train which takes 5h 54m and costs €100 - €120.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust, including transfers.
Cologne to Ludwigslust bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Ludwigslust train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust is to train which takes 5h 54m and costs €100 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 31m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhof via Hamburg Hbf in around 5h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Ludwigslust Bahnhof via Münster-Mitte, Münster-Mitte, Hamburg, and Hauptbahnhof/ZOB in around 8h 31m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- 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 Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rheine to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €120–200
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Ludwigslust Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Ludwigslust bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Cologne to Ludwigslust train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Ludwigslust is 461 km. It takes approximately 4h 56m to drive from Cologne to Ludwigslust.
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