There are 9 ways to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train via Neu-Ulm
best- Take the train from Oberstdorf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re75
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
6h 15m€66–264Train
cheapest- Take the train from Oberstdorf to Köln Hbftrain 55
7h 16m€50–140Drive 564.6 km
- Drive from Oberstdorf to Colognecar 564.6 km
5h 19m€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€109–308Train, 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 59mTrain, 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
7h 39m€131–282Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Oberstdorf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 44m€151–310Train, 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 50m€114–282Train, 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
8h 51m€126–296
Oberstdorf to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne is to train which costs €50 - €140 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 19m 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 562 km. The road distance is 564.6 km.
The best way to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne without a car is to train via Neu-Ulm which takes 6h 15m and costs €65 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Oberstdorf to Cologne, including transfers.
Oberstdorf to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Oberstdorf station.
Oberstdorf to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oberstdorf to Cologne is 565 km. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Oberstdorf to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Oberstdorf, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Oberstdorf to Köln Hbf via Ulm Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 15m.
- 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 Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
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
- Wednesday 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberstdorf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Immenstadt to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberstdorf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- 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
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- 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
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–230
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
- 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
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €17–25
- First Class
- €30–45
- 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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