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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Mainau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to SingentrainRe87 / ...
    5h 27m
    €65–228

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)nighttrainNj
    7h 29m
    €52–276

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOBbus
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus108 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Constance central bus stationbus024
    10h 15m

  4. Drive 508.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Mainaucar508.3 km
    4h 39m
    €73–105

  5. Train via Baden-Baden

    1. Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Baden-BadentrainNightjet
    2. Take the train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz-Petershausen BahnhoftrainRe2
    8h 23m
    €90–246

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeFRA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
    4h 22m
    €116–282

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeCGN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
    4h 57m
    €83–225

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeDUS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
    5h 33m
    €83–274

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)planeFRA - STR
    3. Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
    6h 3m
    €152–293

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)planeCGN - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
    4. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
    6h 59m
    €120–317

Cologne to Mainau by train

Calendar92Weekly Trains
Duration5h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€65Cheapest Price
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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 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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