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How to get fromDessau to Cologneby train (Eurostar), train, bus, car or plane

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    5h 36m
    €86–150

  2. Drive 488.2 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Dessau to Colognecar car 488.2 km
    4h 31m
    €69–99

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train Re13 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    6h 40m

  4. 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 32m
    €92–289

  5. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train S2
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    6h 26m
    €74–188

  6. Train, bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain train Re13 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Kölnbus bus Kyiv-Hasselt / ...
    8h 48m

  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 17m
    €182–390

  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 Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    5h 13m
    €107–341

  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 47m
    €121–231

  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
    6h 3m
    €126–432

  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 42m
    €121–312

Dessau to Cologne by train

Calendar50Weekly Trains
Duration5h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dessau, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Dessau Hbf to Köln Hbf via Dortmund Hbf in around 5h 36m.

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