There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Wacken by train, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Itzehoetrain 33
6h 33mDrive 486.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Wackencar 486.4 km
4h 7m€69–99Train, fly
- 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 Itzehoetrain
6h 12mTrain via Hamburg
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
7h 12mTrain via Münster
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Itzehoetrain 33
7h 46mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Altona to Wackencar
4h 20m€141–184
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Wacken is to drive which costs €65 - €100 and takes 4h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Wacken is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs €65 - €100.
The distance between Cologne and Wacken is 539 km. The road distance is 486.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Wacken without a car is to train which takes 6h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Cologne to Wacken, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Wacken is 486 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Cologne to Wacken.
There are 398+ hotels available in Wacken.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany?
DB Fernverkehr AG operates a train from Köln Hbf to Itzehoe twice daily, and the journey takes 4h 57m.
- 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
- €75–180
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- nordbahn.info
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.info
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
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