There are 6 ways to get from Hanau to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
1h 53m€34–101Train via Hanau-Steinheim
cheapest- Take the train from Hanau-Steinheim to Frankfurttrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
2h 37m€23–51Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
3h 29mDrive 210 km
- Drive from Hanau to Colognecar 210 km
1h 55m€31–44Fly, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
3h 24m€107–204Train #2
- Take the train from Hanau Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
3h 54m€40–120
Hanau to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanau to Cologne is to train via Hanau-Steinheim which costs €23 - €55 and takes 2h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Hanau to Cologne is to train which takes 1h 53m and costs €30 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Hanau to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Hanau Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 53m.
The distance between Hanau and Cologne is 200 km. The road distance is 210 km.
The best way to get from Hanau to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 1h 53m and costs €30 - €110.
It takes approximately 1h 53m to get from Hanau to Cologne, including transfers.
Hanau to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Hanau to Cologne is to train which takes 1h 53m and costs €30 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3h 29m.
Hanau to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanau to Cologne is 210 km. It takes approximately 1h 55m to drive from Hanau to Cologne.
What companies run services between Hanau, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf hourly. Tickets cost €30–90 and the journey takes 1h 6m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln once daily, and the journey takes 2h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hanau Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hanau-Steinheim to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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