There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Stade by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to StadeRe
5h 1mDrive 406 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Stade406 km
3h 33m€57–83Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stade
4h 47mTrain via Sprötze
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to TostedtDrf
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to StadeRe
5h 32mFly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)CGN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stade
6h 33mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stade
5h
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Stade is to drive which costs €55 - €85 and takes 3h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Stade is to drive which takes 3h 33m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Stade. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Stade via Hamburg-Harburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Cologne and Stade is 466 km. The road distance is 406 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stade without a car is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Cologne to Stade, including transfers.
Cologne to Stade train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Stade train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Harburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Stade is 406 km. It takes approximately 3h 33m to drive from Cologne to Stade.
There are 520+ hotels available in Stade.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Stade via Hamburg-Harburg in around 5h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stade
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stade
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
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