There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt by train, taxi, bus, night train, night bus, car, plane, or cable car
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain Ice
- Take the taxi from Meiringen to Melchsee-Frutttaxi
8h 47mCHF 313–461Drive 623.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Melchsee-Fruttcar 623.2 km
5h 38mCHF 99–142Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ostbus
- Take the taxi from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Melchsee-Frutttaxi
11h 42mNight train, train, night bus, taxi
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain Ice
- Take the night bus from Interlaken West, Bahnhof to Lamminightbus M42
- Take the taxi from Lammi to Melchsee-Frutttaxi
12h 14mCHF 279–531Train, night bus, taxi
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain Ice
- Take the night bus from Interlaken West, Bahnhof to Lamminightbus M42
- Take the taxi from Lammi to Melchsee-Frutttaxi
9h 40mCHF 304–526Train 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 HB to Luzerntrain
6h 31mCHF 137–278Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train, line 343 bus, line 2525 gondola
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Sarnentrain
- Take the bus from Sarnen, Bahnhof to Stöckalpbus
- Take the cable car from Melchtal Stöckalp to Melchsee-Fruttcablecar
6h 59mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train, line 343 bus, line 2525 gondola
- 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 HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Sarnentrain
- Take the bus from Sarnen, Bahnhof to Stöckalpbus
- Take the cable car from Melchtal Stöckalp to Melchsee-Fruttcablecar
7h 30mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
7h 24mCHF 179–370
Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt is to drive which costs SFr 95 - SFr 150 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt is to drive which takes 5h 38m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 150.
The distance between Cologne and Melchsee-Frutt is 727 km. The road distance is 623.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 47m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 470.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt is 623 km. It takes approximately 5h 38m to drive from Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt.
There are 937+ hotels available in Melchsee-Frutt.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Melchsee-Frutt, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Melchsee-Frutt. However, you can take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Basel SBB, take the train to Interlaken Ost, take the train to Meiringen, then take the taxi to Melchsee-Frutt. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Zürich Bus Station, walk to Zürich HB Schweizerhof, take the bus to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost, take the bus to Meiringen, Bahnhof, then take the taxi to Melchsee-Frutt.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 42–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 34–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–100
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–100
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–239
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 235–239
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Sarnen
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 669 70 60
- Website
- melchsee-frutt.ch
Cable car from Melchtal Stöckalp to Melchsee-Frutt
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- melchsee-frutt.ch
- 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
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 23–35
- Comfort
- CHF 24–35
- Premium
- CHF 35–55
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- contact@shuttler.ch
- Website
- shuttler.ch
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://shuttler.ch/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Night bus from Interlaken West, Bahnhof to Lammi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Sarnen, Bahnhof to Stöckalp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–270
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