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 54mDrive 461 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Ludwigslustcar 461 km
4h 56m€65–94Bus
- 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 54mTrain via Rheine
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheinetrain Re
- Take the train from Rheine to Ludwigslusttrain Ice
6h 48mFly 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 5mTrain 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 31mTrain 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
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust is to drive which costs €60 - €95 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust is to drive which takes 4h 56m and costs €60 - €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 .
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 DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ludwigslust is to train which takes 5h 54m and costs . 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
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Rheine to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- 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
- €19–35
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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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 DB Fernverkehr AG, 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.
There are 37+ hotels available in Ludwigslust.



