There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Rothenberg by train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hirschhorn, Bahnhoftrain S1 / ...
3h 43m€52–119Train via Köln Hbf
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hirschhorn, Bahnhoftrain S1 / ...
3h 52m€35–120Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus 108 / ...
6h 57mDrive 261.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Rothenbergcar 261.2 km
2h 42m€38–55Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Michelstadttrain Rb / ...
- Take the bus from Oberzent-Beerfelden Post to Oberzent-Rothenberg Sparkassebus 54
6h 5m
Cologne to Rothenberg by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Rothenberg is to drive which costs €35 - €55 and takes 2h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Rothenberg is to drive which takes 2h 42m and costs €35 - €55.
The distance between Cologne and Rothenberg is 292 km. The road distance is 261.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Rothenberg without a car is to train which takes 3h 43m and costs €50 - €120.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Cologne to Rothenberg, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cologne to Rothenberg is to train which takes 3h 43m and costs €50 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 57m.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Rothenberg is 261 km. It takes approximately 2h 42m to drive from Cologne to Rothenberg.
There are 1256+ hotels available in Rothenberg.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Rothenberg, Hesse, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Oberzent-Rothenberg Sparkasse via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hirschhorn, Bahnhof, and Hirschhorn, Bahnhof in around 3h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Oberzent-Rothenberg Sparkasse via Frankfurt central train station, Heidelberg Pre Waypoint, Heidelberg, Betriebshof, Neckargemünd, Stadttor, Neckargemünd, Altstadt, Hirschhorn, Bahnhof, and Hirschhorn, Bahnhof in around 6h 57m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hirschhorn, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Michelstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- vias-online.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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 6068 1678
- info@omnibus-sauter.de
- Website
- vrn.de
Bus from Oberzent-Beerfelden Post to Oberzent-Rothenberg Sparkasse
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.vrn.de/index.html
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