How to get fromCologne to Retranchementby train (Eurostar), night train, train or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Retranchement by train (Eurostar), night train, train, or car

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Train via Brussels
best
1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to KnokkeIc / ...
3h 57m
€44–143
Train
cheapest
1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-NordIce / ...
2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to KnokkeIc / ...
4h 3m
€42–112
Night train, train
1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-NordNj
2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to KnokkeIc / ...
5h 2m
€44–280
Drive 290 km
1. Drive from Cologne to Retranchement290 km
3h 6m
€52–75

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Distance: 343.8 km
Duration: 3h 57m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Retranchement, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Retranchement via Bruxelles Midi, Bruxelles-Midi, and Knokke in around 3h 57m.

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Bruges(opens in a new window), Netherlands(opens in a new window)

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. It is the sixth most populous city in the country. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Bruges

Basilica of the Holy Blood(Opens in a new window)

The Basilica of the Holy Blood (Dutch: Heilig-Bloedbasiliek, French: Basilique du Saint-Sang) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Bruges, Belgium. Originally built in the 12th century as the chapel of the residence of the Count of Flanders, the church houses a venerated relic of the Holy Blood allegedly collected by Joseph of Arimathea and brought from the Holy Land by Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders. Built between 1134 and 1157, it was promoted to minor basilica in 1923.

Markt(Opens in a new window)

The Markt ("Market Square") of Bruges is located in the heart of the city and covers an area of about 1 hectare. Some historical highlights around the square include the 12th-century belfry and the Provincial Court (originally the Waterhall, which in 1787 was demolished and replaced by a classicist building that from 1850 served as provincial court and after a fire in 1878 was rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style in 1887. In the center of the market stands the statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck.

Groeningemuseum(Opens in a new window)

The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey.

Brugse Vrije(Opens in a new window)

The Brugse Vrije was a castellany in the county of Flanders, often called in English 'the Franc of Bruges'. It included the area around Bruges, and was bordered by the North Sea, the Westerschelde and the Yser river. The city of Bruges was separated from the castellany in 1127. Since then the city and the Vrije were considered as separate customary law areas. The Brugse Vrije was a rich agricultural region. It had its own burgrave, who was seated at the Burg, a square in Bruges, and became part of the Four Members of Flanders at the end of the 14th century, together with the three major cities of Ghent, Brugge and Ypres. The Brugse Vrije sat in the meetings of the States of Flanders.

Places to stay in Bruges

Guesthouse Dijver - Serene Escape in the Heart of Historic Bruges(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

De Drie Koningen(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Hotel Boterhuis(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

House of Bruges(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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