There are 4 ways to get from Kalkar to Cologne by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train via Duisburg
best- Take the bus from Kalkar Markt to Xanten Bahnhofbus X27 / ...
- Take the train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
2h 33mDrive 115.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Kalkar to Colognecar 115.6 km
1h 10m€17–24Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kalkar Markt to Wesel Bahnhofbus X27
- Take the train from Wesel to Koeln Suedtrain Re
3h 2m€24–34Train
- Take the train from Empel-Rees to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hansaringtrain S11 / ...
3h 11m€28–40
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kalkar to Cologne is to drive which costs €16 - €24 and takes 1h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kalkar to Cologne is to drive which takes 1h 10m and costs €16 - €24.
The distance between Kalkar and Cologne is 124 km. The road distance is 115.6 km.
The best way to get from Kalkar to Cologne without a car is to bus and train via Duisburg which takes 2h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 33m to get from Kalkar to Cologne, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kalkar to Cologne is 116 km. It takes approximately 1h 10m to drive from Kalkar to Cologne.
There are 1774+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Kalkar, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Kalkar Markt to Köln Hansaring via Rees Empel Bf, Empel-Rees, and Düsseldorf Hbf in around 3h 11m.
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €20–35
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €28–40
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Wesel to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Empel-Rees to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hansaring
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- dbregiobusnrw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Kalkar Markt to Xanten Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
Bus from Kalkar Markt to Wesel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 2841 205-0
- nfo@niag-online.de
- Website
- niag-online.de
Bus from Kalkar Markt to Xanten Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- niag-online.de
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