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-Harburg39 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to StadeRe
4h 36mDrive 406 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Stade406 km
3h 33m€59–84Train 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 Bremen
- Take the train from Cologne-Ehrenfeld to Bremen Central StationFlx20
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to StadeRe
6h 48mFly 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 35mTrain 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
4h 55m
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 4h 36m.
The distance between Cologne and Stade is 465 km. The road distance is 406 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stade without a car is to train which takes 4h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Cologne to Stade, including transfers.
Cologne to Stade train services, operated by FlixTrain GmbH, depart from Cologne-Ehrenfeld station.
Cologne to Stade train services, operated by FlixTrain GmbH, arrive at Bremen Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Stade is 406 km. It takes approximately 3h 33m to drive from Cologne to Stade.
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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 4h 36m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
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
- €95–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- 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
- €85–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- 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 15 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
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Cologne-Ehrenfeld to Bremen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- 04761-9931 16
- Website
- evb-elbe-weser.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Stade
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.evb-elbe-weser.de/en/start/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
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