There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Mainau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to SingenRe87 / ...
5h 27m€65–228Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)Nj
7h 29m€52–276Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Constance central bus station024
10h 15mDrive 508.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Mainau508.3 km
4h 39m€73–105Train via Baden-Baden
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Baden-BadenNightjet
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz-Petershausen BahnhofRe2
8h 23m€90–246Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
4h 22m€116–282Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
4h 57m€83–225Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
5h 33m€83–274Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)FRA - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singen
6h 3m€152–293Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
6h 59m€120–317
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 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Mainau is to train and fly which takes 4h 22m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Mainau station. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Constance central bus station via Mannheim central bus station and Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
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 27m.
The distance between Cologne and Mainau is 539 km. The road distance is 508.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Mainau without a car is to train which takes 5h 27m and costs €65 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Cologne to Mainau, including transfers.
Cologne to Mainau bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Mainau train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Mainau is to train which takes 5h 27m and costs €65 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 15m.
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 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Constance central bus station via Mannheim central bus station and Karlsruhe central train station in around 10h 15m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
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
- €35–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €110–180
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–90
- 1st Class
- €120–210
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- 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 Baden-Baden to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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 Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- 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
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Constance central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Mainau bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Mannheim, ZOB station.
Cologne to Mainau train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Baden-Baden station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Mainau is 508 km. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Cologne to Mainau.
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