There are 9 ways to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Oberstdorf to Köln Hbftrain 55
7h 16m€55–130Drive 564.6 km
- Drive from Oberstdorf to Colognecar 564.6 km
5h 21m€80–115Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Immenstadt to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
6h 43m€109–301Train via Neu-Ulm
- Take the train from Oberstdorf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re75
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
7h 46m€61–274Train, bus
- Take the train from Oberstdorf to Memmingentrain
- Take the bus from Memmingen to Biberach ZOB/Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Biberach ZOB/Bahnhof to Esslingentrain Re5
- Take the train from Esslingen(Neckar) to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
8h 58mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Immenstadt to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 38m€130–325Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Immenstadt to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
7h 49m€114–275Train to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Immenstadt to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 43m€176–456Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Immenstadt to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 49m€125–329
Oberstdorf to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne is to drive which costs €75 - €120 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 21m and costs €75 - €120.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Oberstdorf and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Oberstdorf and Cologne is 573 km. The road distance is 564.6 km.
The best way to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs €55 - €130.
The train from Oberstdorf to Cologne Hbf takes 7h 16m including transfers and departs once daily.
Oberstdorf to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Oberstdorf station.
Oberstdorf to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oberstdorf to Cologne is 565 km. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Oberstdorf to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Oberstdorf, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Oberstdorf to Köln Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €55–130 and the journey takes 7h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
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
- €65–180
- 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 Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberstdorf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberstdorf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberstdorf to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Biberach ZOB/Bahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen(Neckar) to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Immenstadt to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberstdorf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberstdorf to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Immenstadt to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–110
- 1st Class
- €140–240
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Biberach ZOB/Bahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 7471 93019696
- verkehrsverbund@naldo.de
- Website
- naldo.de
Bus from Memmingen to Biberach ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- naldo.de
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