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How to get fromCologne to Rustby car, car train, bus, night train, train or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Rust by car, car train, bus, night train, train, or plane

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Rustcar
    9h 46m
    €156–1,083

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler PlatzbusN161
    2. Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Eisenstadt Domplatzbus200 / ...
    18h 47m
    €54–109

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to EisenstadttrainRe
    12h 59m
    €91–300

  4. Drive 923.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Rustcar923.1 km
    8h 37m
    €151–217

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain41
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    3. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainIce
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to EisenstadttrainRe
    11h 51m

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien HbftrainNj
    2. Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Eisenstadt Domplatzbus200 / ...
    15h 11m
    €90–133

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeCGN - VIE
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadttrain
    6h 38m
    €86–238

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeDUS - VIE
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadttrain
    7h 15m
    €106–307

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeFRA - VIE
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Eisenstadttrain
    7h 3m
    €119–315

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz (GRZ)planeDUS - GRZ
    3. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wiener Neustadt Hbftrain
    9h 37m
    €116–446

Cologne to Rust by bus

Calendar10Weekly Buses
Duration18h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€54Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Rust, Austria?

You can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz, and Eisenstadt Domplatz in around 18h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Rust am See Franz-Josef-Platz via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, Eisenstadt, and Eisenstadt Bahnhof in around 11h 51m.

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