There are 8 ways to get from Kandern to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Freiburg im Breisgau
best- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 43
5h 28mDrive 474.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Kandern to Colognecar 474.3 km
4h 4m€67–97Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 7mNight train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 10mTrain
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbftrain 43
5h 33mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
6h 20mFly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 37mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
7h 13m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandern to Cologne is to drive which costs €65 - €100 and takes 4h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kandern to Cologne is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Kandern to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Kandern Busbahnhof and arriving at Köln via Basel, Badischer Bahnhof and Basel, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Kandern and Cologne is 474 km. The road distance is 474.3 km.
The best way to get from Kandern to Cologne without a car is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 5h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Kandern to Cologne, including transfers.
Kandern to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Kandern to Cologne is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 5h 28m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 7m.
Kandern to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Köln station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kandern to Cologne is 474 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Kandern to Cologne.
What companies run services between Kandern, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
DB Fernverkehr AG operates a train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf twice a week, and the journey takes 3h 13m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln once daily, and the journey takes 5h 53m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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