There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Schwerin by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
6h 8m€92–119Drive 520.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Schwerincar 520.4 km
4h 38m€74–106Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 13m€124–293Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheinetrain Re
- Take the train from Rheine to Hamburg-Bergedorftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Bf. Bergedorf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhofbus B / ...
9h 58m€88–216Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 34m€121–246Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhoftrain
6h 12m€103–275Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 27m€187–397
Cologne to Schwerin by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Schwerin is to drive which costs €70 - €110 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Schwerin is to drive which takes 4h 38m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Schwerin. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Schwerin Hauptbahnhof via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 8m.
The distance between Cologne and Schwerin is 558 km. The road distance is 520.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Schwerin without a car is to train which takes 6h 8m and costs €90 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Cologne to Schwerin, including transfers.
Cologne to Schwerin train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Schwerin train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Schwerin is 520 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from Cologne to Schwerin.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Schwerin, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof via Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Ludwigslust Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rheine to Hamburg-Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–150
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Bergedorf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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