There are 7 ways to get from Offenburg to Cologne by train, night train, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
2h 40m€65–280Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Offenburg to Cologne373.8 km
3h 52m€12–21Night train
- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
5h 3m€27–95Drive 372.2 km
- Drive from Offenburg to Colognecar 372.2 km
3h 12m€54–77Train, fly
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
4h 22m€132–314Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
2h 53m€64–276Train via Koblenz
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 43N
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
5h 26m€79–277
Offenburg to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Offenburg to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €12 - €21 and takes 3h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Offenburg to Cologne is to train which takes 2h 40m and costs €65 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Offenburg Bahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart twice a week, and operate Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 2h 40m.
The distance between Offenburg and Cologne is 369 km. The road distance is 372.2 km.
The best way to get from Offenburg to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 2h 40m and costs €65 - €280.
The train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Cologne Hbf takes 2h 40m including transfers and departs twice a week.
Offenburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Offenburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Offenburg to Cologne is 372 km. It takes approximately 3h 12m to drive from Offenburg to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Offenburg, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Köln Hbf twice a week. Tickets cost €65–280 and the journey takes 2h 40m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–33
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Offenburg to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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