There are 8 ways to get from Ettal to Cologne by train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Oberau to München HbfRb6 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf47 / ...
6h 22m€61–333Drive, car train
- Drive from Ettal to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Cologne
5h 6m€142–187Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Oberau to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MUC - CGN
5h 5m€100–286Train via Munich
- Take the train from Oberau to PasingRb6 / ...
- Take the train from Pasing to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf47 / ...
6h 50m€61–152Train via Munich #2
- Take the train from Oberau to PasingRb6 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen-Pasing to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12Ice
8h 12m€61–152Drive 596.2 km
- Drive from Ettal to Cologne596.2 km
5h 52m€84–121Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Oberau to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
5h 46m€113–310Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Oberau to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
5h 57m€121–327
Ettal to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ettal to Cologne is to train via Munich which costs €60 - €160 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Ettal to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €95 - €290.
The distance between Ettal and Cologne is 677 km. The road distance is 596.2 km.
The best way to get from Ettal to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs €60 - €340.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Ettal to Cologne, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ettal to Cologne is 596 km. It takes approximately 5h 52m to drive from Ettal to Cologne.
There are 1754+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Ettal, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Ettal Klostergasthof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Oberau, Oberau, and München Hbf in around 6h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberau to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberau to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen-Pasing to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
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