There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Starnberg by train, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Pasing47 / ...
4h 39m€71–161Train via Cologne Hbf
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Pasing42 / ...
5h 32m€43–151Drive 559.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Starnberg559.8 km
5h 30m€79–114Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Laim to Starnberg Nord
3h 31m€96–266Train via Koeln Hbf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenchen-PasingIce
4h 42m€93–307Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ost1393
5h 13m€132–165Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Laim to Starnberg Nord
4h 2m€101–305Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)FRA - MUC
4h 8m€117–303
Cologne to Starnberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Starnberg is to train via Cologne Hbf which costs €40 - €160 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Starnberg is to fly and train which takes 3h 31m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Starnberg. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Starnberg Nord via Pasing. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 39m.
The distance between Cologne and Starnberg is 587 km. The road distance is 559.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Starnberg without a car is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs €70 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Cologne to Starnberg, including transfers.
Cologne to Starnberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Cologne to Starnberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Pasing station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Starnberg is 560 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Cologne to Starnberg.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Starnberg.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Starnberg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Pasing every 4 hours. Tickets cost €60–150 and the journey takes 4h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Laim to Starnberg Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenchen-Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
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