There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Rastatt by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
2h 39mDrive 322.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Rastattcar 322.6 km
2h 45m€46–66Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
5h 24mFly, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CGN - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 26mTrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
2h 48mTrain #2
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43N
4h 57m
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Rastatt is to drive which costs €45 - €70 and takes 2h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Rastatt is to drive which takes 2h 45m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Rastatt. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Rastatt via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 39m.
The distance between Cologne and Rastatt is 319 km. The road distance is 322.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Rastatt without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 2h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 39m to get from Cologne to Rastatt, including transfers.
Cologne to Rastatt train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Rastatt is to train via Mannheim which takes 2h 39m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 24m.
Cologne to Rastatt train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Rastatt is 323 km. It takes approximately 2h 45m to drive from Cologne to Rastatt.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Rastatt, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Rastatt via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, and Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz in around 2h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Rastatt via Frankfurt central train station, Karlsruhe central train station, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 24m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
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