There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice
2h 15m€35–90Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Stuttgart347.7 km
4h 10m€14–26Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice
5h 13mDrive 347.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Stuttgart Hbfcar 347.3 km
3h 30m€49–71Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CGN - STR
4h 40m€143–918Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 58mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane FRA - STR
2h 56m€153–268Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
5h 31m€148–316
Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf is to rideshare which costs €14 - €26 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf is to train which takes 2h 15m and costs €35 - €90.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Stuttgart. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 58m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Stuttgart Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 15m.
The distance between Cologne and Stuttgart Hbf is 346 km. The road distance is 347.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf without a car is to train which takes 2h 15m and costs €35 - €90.
The train from Koeln Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf takes 2h 15m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf is to train which takes 2h 15m and costs €35 - €90. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €950 and takes 4h 40m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 8h 58m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Stuttgart Hbf, Germany?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Koeln Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €35–90 and the journey takes 2h 15m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Cologne to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Stuttgart station.
Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf is 347 km. It takes approximately 3h 30m to drive from Cologne to Stuttgart Hbf.
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