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-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stadetrain Re
5h 5m€92–196Drive 406 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Stadecar 406 km
3h 35m€57–82Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, 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 Stadetrain
4h 38m€100–238Train via Sprötze
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Tostedttrain Drf
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stadetrain Re
5h 38mFly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane CGN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stadetrain
6h 27m€72–256Train to Frankfurt, fly, 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 Stadetrain
5h 4m€106–252
Cologne to Stade by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Stade is to drive which costs €55 - €85 and takes 3h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Stade is to drive which takes 3h 35m 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 5m.
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 5m and costs €90 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 5m 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 35m to drive from Cologne to Stade.
There are 581+ 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 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Tostedt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stade
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stade
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- 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
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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