There are 10 ways to get from Konstanz to Cologne by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 45
5h 37m€65–130Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Konstanz to Cologne508.2 km
5h 20m€21–35Bus
- Take the bus from Constance central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 024
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus 027 / ...
9h 20m€46–77Train, night train
- Take the train from Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 33m€54–296Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Singen to Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
5h 55m€61–159Drive 508.2 km
- Drive from Konstanz to Colognecar 508.2 km
4h 45m€70–101Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Konstanz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
4h 35m€72–232Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Konstanz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 27m€101–260Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Konstanz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 25m€87–274Ferry to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the ferry from Konstanz Hafen to Friedrichshafen Hafenferry
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
4h 45m€156–369
Konstanz to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Konstanz to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €21 - €35 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Konstanz to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 27m and costs €100 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Konstanz Bahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart once a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 5h 37m.
The distance between Konstanz and Cologne is 546 km. The road distance is 508.2 km.
The best way to get from Konstanz to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 37m and costs €65 - €130.
The train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Cologne Hbf takes 5h 37m including transfers and departs once a week.
Konstanz to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Konstanz Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Konstanz to Cologne is to train which takes 5h 37m and costs €65 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 9h 20m.
Konstanz to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Konstanz to Cologne is 508 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Konstanz to Cologne.
What companies run services between Konstanz, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Köln Hbf once a week. Tickets cost €65–130 and the journey takes 5h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Constance central bus station to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Karlsruhe central train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Konstanz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Konstanz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Konstanz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Constance central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Ferry from Konstanz Hafen to Friedrichshafen Hafen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Konstanz Hafen to Friedrichshafen Hafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Konstanz to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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