There are 6 ways to get from Lehrte to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
3h 14m€26–75Bus
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
4h 46mDrive 308.5 km
- Drive from Lehrte to Colognecar 308.5 km
2h 37m€44–63Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
5h 47m€138–328Train via Minden
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Hbftrain Re
5h 1m€58–94Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane HAJ - CGN
5h 26m€131–442
Lehrte to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lehrte to Cologne is to train which costs €26 - €75 and takes 3h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lehrte to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 37m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Lehrte to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lehrte and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 14m.
The distance between Lehrte and Cologne is 311 km. The road distance is 308.5 km.
The best way to get from Lehrte to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 14m and costs €26 - €75.
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Lehrte to Cologne, including transfers.
Lehrte to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Lehrte to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 14m and costs €26 - €75. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 4h 46m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €330 and takes 5h 47m.
Lehrte to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lehrte to Cologne is 308 km. It takes approximately 2h 37m to drive from Lehrte to Cologne.
What companies run services between Lehrte, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €26–75 and the journey takes 2h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lehrte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Hannover Hbf, Hannover Hbf, Essen Hbf, and Südviertel, Essen in around 4h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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