There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Vaals by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain 79 / ...
- Take the bus from Aachen, Schanz to Vaals, Busstationbus 350
1h 1m€12–75Bus, line 25 bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen - 58, Peterstraßebus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bushof to Aachen, Vaalserquartier Püngelerstraßebus 25E / ...
1h 9mDrive 75.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Vaalscar 75.6 km
48 min€14–20Train, line 25 bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain Re
- Take the bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Vaals, Busstationbus 25
1h 44m€15–23
Cologne to Vaals by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Vaals is to drive which costs €13 - €20 and takes 48 min.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Vaals is to drive which takes 48 min and costs €13 - €20.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Vaals. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Aachen, Vaalserquartier Püngelerstraße via Aachen, Bushof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 9m.
The distance between Cologne and Vaals is 75 km. The road distance is 75.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Vaals without a car is to train and bus which takes 1h 1m and costs €12 - €75.
It takes approximately 1h 1m to get from Cologne to Vaals, including transfers.
Cologne to Vaals bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Vaals bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Aachen - 58, Peterstraße station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Vaals is 76 km. It takes approximately 48 min to drive from Cologne to Vaals.
There are 1420+ hotels available in Vaals.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Vaals, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen, Vaalserquartier Püngelerstraße via Aachen, Bushof in around 1h 9m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Aachen, Schanz to Vaals, Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- 0241 1688-3040
- Website
- aseag.de
Bus from Aachen, Schanz to Vaals, Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
Bus from Aachen, Bushof to Aachen, Vaalserquartier Püngelerstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
Bus from Aachen, Bahnhof Rothe Erde to Vaals, Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aseag.de
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen - 58, Peterstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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