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How to get fromCologne to Modaneby train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane or train (TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Modane by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambérytrain
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to ModanetrainTer
    9h 33m
    €161–615

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)planeDUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modanetrain
    8h 35m
    €62–299

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoblebus766 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Grenoble Gare Routiere to Modanebus
    16h 9m
    €85–148

  4. Drive 854.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Modanecar854.9 km
    9h 1m
    €133–192

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeDUS - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Modanetrain
    7h 44m
    €100–324

  6. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to BerntrainIc6 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to GenèvetrainIc1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Geneve to Chambery Challes Les EauxtrainTer
    5. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to ModanetrainTer
    12h 41m
    €126–494

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Trier Hbf to Luxembourg, Gare Rocadebus
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to ModanetrainFr
    14h 40m

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)planeFRA - TRN
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Modanetrain
    7h 28m
    €136–451

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)planeCGN - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modanetrain
    8h 3m
    €82–280

  10. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeDUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain
    9h 26m
    €128–415

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeFRA - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain
    9h 14m
    €161–443

Cologne to Modane by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration9h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€161Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Modane, France?

You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Modane via Brussels-Midi, Brussel-Zuid, Chambéry, and Chambery Challes Les Eaux in around 9h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Modane via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Lyon, Grenoble, and Grenoble Gare Routiere in around 16h 9m.

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