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There are 11 ways to get from Dessau to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Magdeburg

    best
    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train Re13 / ...
    2. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    6h 6m
    €91–363

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain train Re13 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Leverkusenbus bus N1338 / ...
    9h 7m
    €47–81

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg, ZOBbus bus Re13
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    7h 45m

  4. Drive 488.2 km

    1. Drive from Dessau to Colognecar car 488.2 km
    4h 32m
    €70–101

  5. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BER - CGN
    4h 27m
    €98–313

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Köln Hbftrain train 55
    6h 38m
    €96–368

  7. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LEJ - DUS
    6h 25m
    €137–381

  8. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BER - DUS
    4. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    4h 58m
    €121–354

  9. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LEJ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    4h 29m
    €142–329

  10. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane DRS - DUS
    5h 38m
    €169–523

  11. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BER - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 17m
    €136–382

Dessau to Cologne by train

Calendar57Weekly Trains
Duration6h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€91Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 498.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 6m

What companies run services between Dessau, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Dessau Hbf to Köln Hbf via Magdeburg Hbf in around 6h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dessau Hbf to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Magdeburg, ZOB and Magdeburg in around 7h 45m.

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