There are 7 ways to get from Hamelin to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Werther
best- Take the train from Hameln to Loehne(Westf)train Rb
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 1mDrive 259 km
cheapest- Drive from Hamelin to Colognecar 259 km
2h 22m€37–54Train, bus
- Take the train from Hameln, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Düsseldorf-Eller Stationbus Dnipro
5h 10mTrain, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hameln, Bahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 4mTrain
- Take the train from Hameln to Herfordtrain Rb
- Take the train from Herford to Koeln Hbftrain Re
4h 35mTrain via Hamm
- Take the train from Hameln, Bahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5
- Take the train from Sk-Scharmede, Bahnhof to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
4h 59mTrain, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Hameln, Bahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane HAJ - CGN
5h 37m
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamelin to Cologne is to drive which costs €35 - €55 and takes 2h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Hamelin to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 22m and costs €35 - €55.
No, there is no direct train from Hamelin to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Hameln and arriving at Köln Hbf via Loehne(Westf) and Bielefeld Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 1m.
The distance between Hamelin and Cologne is 290 km. The road distance is 259 km.
The best way to get from Hamelin to Cologne without a car is to train via Werther which takes 4h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Hamelin to Cologne, including transfers.
Hamelin to Cologne train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, depart from Hameln station.
Hamelin to Cologne train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, arrive at Loehne(Westf) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamelin to Cologne is 259 km. It takes approximately 2h 22m to drive from Hamelin to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Hamelin, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Hameln to Köln Hbf via Loehne(Westf) and Bielefeld Hbf in around 4h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hameln to Loehne(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Hameln to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hameln, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Hameln, Bahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Hameln, Bahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herford to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Sk-Scharmede, Bahnhof to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Düsseldorf-Eller Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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