There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Lux by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris NordTha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Le Creusot Montceau MontchaninTgv
7h 21m€92–298Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to DijonFlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône1730 / ...
10h 49m€54–104Drive 572.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Lux572.9 km
5h 51m€88–128Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)DUS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
7h 43m€122–341Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt79 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to CHALON SUR SAONE, Gare Routiere, Av. Pompidou, stan. 3,4
11h 15m€91–156Train, bus via Metz
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Metz
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Chalon Sur SaoneTgv
11h 30m€101–274Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
7h 35m€150–359
Cologne to Lux by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lux is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lux is to drive which takes 5h 51m and costs €85 - €130.
The distance between Cologne and Lux is 865 km. The road distance is 572.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lux without a car is to train which takes 7h 21m and costs €90 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Cologne to Lux, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lux is to train which takes 7h 21m and costs €90 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 10h 49m.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Lux is 573 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Cologne to Lux.
There are 570+ hotels available in Lux.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Parc Relais via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Le Creusot Montceau Montchanin, and Gare TGV in around 7h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Laurain - Ehpad via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Dijon, Chalon-sur-Saône, and Gare in around 10h 49m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Le Creusot Montceau Montchanin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trier central train station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to CHALON SUR SAONE, Gare Routiere, Av. Pompidou, stan. 3,4
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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