There are 8 ways to get from Glarus to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain S25
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 16m€131–252Train, bus via Bonn UN Campus
cheapest- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain S25
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bonn UN Campusbus FlixBus N11
12h 26m€68–123Train, bus
- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain S25
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 53mDrive 581.9 km
- Drive from Glarus to Colognecar 581.9 km
6h 7m€102–146Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
4h 46m€96–273Train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain S25
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 43
7h 19m€131–192Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 41m€145–294Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Glarus to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 37m€111–325
Glarus to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glarus to Cologne is to train and bus via Bonn UN Campus which costs €65 - €130 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Glarus to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €140 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Glarus to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Glarus and arriving at Köln Hbf via Zürich HB and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Glarus and Cologne is 647 km. The road distance is 581.9 km.
The best way to get from Glarus to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs €130 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Glarus to Cologne, including transfers.
Glarus to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Glarus station.
Glarus to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glarus to Cologne is 582 km. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Glarus to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Glarus, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Glarus to Köln Hbf via Zürich HB and Basel SBB in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Glarus to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bonn UN Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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