There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Mainau by train, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Stuttgart
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Ic87 / ...
5h€61–174Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhoftrain Re2
7h 55m€55–300Drive 508.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Mainaucar 508.4 km
4h 41m€72–104Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
4h 24m€105–295Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 45
6h 7m€60–160Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
4h 52m€78–226Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
5h 23m€83–274Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FRA - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
5h 51m€145–276Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
6h 50m€103–364
Cologne to Mainau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Mainau is to drive which costs €70 - €110 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Mainau is to train and fly which takes 4h 24m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Mainau. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof and Singen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Cologne and Mainau is 538 km. The road distance is 508.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Mainau without a car is to train via Stuttgart which takes 5h and costs €60 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Cologne to Mainau, including transfers.
Cologne to Mainau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Cologne to Mainau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Mainau is 508 km. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Cologne to Mainau.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Mainau, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof and Singen in around 5h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–190
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- 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
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
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