There are 4 ways to get from Diest to Cologne by train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Diest to Bilzentrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Bilzen Station perron 6 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus 20a
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Trn / ...
3h 31m€25–81Line 56 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Diest Atheneum to Hasselt Station perron 9bus 56
- Take the bus from Hasselt Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N84 / ...
4h 33m€17–30Bus, line 350 bus, train
- Take the bus from Hasselt Station perron 16 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus 20a
- Take the bus from Maastricht, Station to Aachen, Hauptbahnhofbus 350
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
4h 28m€24–68Drive 153.6 km
- Drive from Diest to Colognecar 153.6 km
1h 33m€24–35
Diest to Cologne by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Diest to Cologne is to line 56 bus and bus which costs €17 - €30 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Diest to Cologne is to drive which takes 1h 33m and costs €23 - €35.
No, there is no direct bus from Diest to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Diest Atheneum and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Hasselt Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Diest and Cologne is 169 km. The road distance is 153.6 km.
The best way to get from Diest to Cologne without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 31m and costs €25 - €85.
It takes approximately 3h 31m to get from Diest to Cologne, including transfers.
Diest to Cologne bus services, operated by De Lijn, depart from Diest Atheneum station.
Diest to Cologne bus services, operated by De Lijn, arrive at Hasselt Station perron 9.
Yes, the driving distance between Diest to Cologne is 154 km. It takes approximately 1h 33m to drive from Diest to Cologne.
There are 1834+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Diest, Belgium and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Diest Atheneum to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Hasselt Station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 4h 33m.
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Diest to Bilzen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- delijn.be
Bus from Bilzen Station perron 6 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
Bus from Hasselt Station perron 16 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
Bus from Diest Atheneum to Hasselt Station perron 9
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hasselt Station perron 16 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hasselt Station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Maastricht, Station to Aachen, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
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