There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Mâcon by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris NordTha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Macon Loche TgvTgv
7h 33m€92–348Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to LyonFlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Lyon to MâconN1709
12h 58m€66–105Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt78 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to CHALON SUR SAONE, Gare Routiere, Av. Pompidou, stan. 3,4
- Take the train from Chalon Sur Saone to Macon VilleTer
11h 49m€93–169Drive 625.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Mâcon625.2 km
6h 18m€96–139Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, 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 Macon Ville
6h 17m€147–377Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof55 / ...
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to LuxembourgRe
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Macon VilleTgv
10h 12m€195–347Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BRU - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Macon Ville
7h 26m€136–380Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)CGN - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Bourg En Bresse
9h 30m€138–428Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)FRA - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Bourg En Bresse
8h 22m€170–445
Cologne to Mâcon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Mâcon is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Mâcon is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Mâcon. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Macon Ville via Koblenz Hbf and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Cologne and Mâcon is 904 km. The road distance is 625.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Mâcon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 33m and costs €90 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Cologne to Mâcon, including transfers.
Cologne to Mâcon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Mâcon is to train via Paris which takes 7h 33m and costs €90 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 12h 58m.
Cologne to Mâcon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Koblenz Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Mâcon is 625 km. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Cologne to Mâcon.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Mâcon, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Gare Routière via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Macon Loche Tgv, and Loche Gare TGV in around 7h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mâcon via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Lyon in around 12h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Macon Loche Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Macon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Geneve to Bourg En Bresse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 Chalon Sur Saone to Macon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Macon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–21
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €35–60
Train from Luxembourg to Macon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €150–240
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Mâcon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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