There are 5 ways to get from Heilbronn to Cologne by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain RE10a / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
3h 10mRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Heilbronn to Cologne311.5 km
3h 22m€13–22Bus
- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus 1925
5h 45m€26–53Drive 312.2 km
- Drive from Heilbronn to Colognecar 312.2 km
2h 48m€45–64Train, fly
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STR - CGN
5h 47m€122–333
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heilbronn to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €13 - €22 and takes 3h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Heilbronn to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 48m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Heilbronn to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 10m.
The distance between Heilbronn and Cologne is 337 km. The road distance is 312.2 km.
The best way to get from Heilbronn to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Heilbronn to Cologne, including transfers.
Heilbronn to Cologne train services, operated by Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), depart from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heilbronn to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 10m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €26 - €55 and takes 5h 45m.
Heilbronn to Cologne train services, operated by Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heilbronn to Cologne is 312 km. It takes approximately 2h 48m to drive from Heilbronn to Cologne.
What companies run services between Heilbronn, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 10m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Cologne Airport CGN once a week. Tickets cost €22–45 and the journey takes 5h 25m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heilbronn central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Heilbronn to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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