There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Köln Hbf43 / ...
3h 53m€30–110Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Cologne Airport CGN027 / ...
6h 25m€37–68Drive 324.2 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne324.2 km
3h 10m€46–67Train, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)STR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
7h 23m€134–345Train via Bonn Beuel Bf
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Bonn Beuel Bf43N
6h 48m€63–83
Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne is to bus which costs €35 - €70 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne is to drive which takes 3h 10m and costs €45 - €70.
The distance between Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) and Cologne is 343 km. The road distance is 324.2 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs €30 - €110.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs €30 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €70 and takes 6h 25m.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne is 324 km. It takes approximately 3h 10m to drive from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Cologne.
There are 1741+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB), Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Baden-Baden to Köln Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €30–110 and the journey takes 2h 25m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Cologne Airport CGN every 4 hours. Tickets cost €25–35 and the journey takes 4h 10m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Baden-Baden to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Bonn Beuel Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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