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How to get fromLax to Cologneby train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train, car or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Lax to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    7h 56m
    €73–358

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    8h 8m
    €60–268

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Brig to BerntrainIc8 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bern to Saarbrücken bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to LeverkusenbusN11
    13h 36m
    €74–140

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    11h 15m
    €72–391

  5. Drive 701.6 km

    1. Drive from Lax to Colognecar701.6 km
    6h 46m
    €121–174

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeZRH - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    6h 48m
    €172–428

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    7h 14m
    €148–355

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    8h 8m
    €158–402

  9. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lax to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
    2. Take the train from Brig to Domodossolatrain
    3. Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h 23m
    €79–319

  10. Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lax to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
    2. Take the train from Brig to Domodossolatrain
    3. Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
    4. Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Milano Dateotrain
    5. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    6. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 5m
    €107–337

  11. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeMXP - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    8h 3m
    €118–315

  12. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    9h 6m
    €80–263

Lax to Cologne by train

Calendar133Weekly Trains
Duration7h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lax, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Lax to Köln Hbf via Brig Bahnhofplatz, Brig, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 56m.

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