There are 5 ways to get from Rastatt to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
3h 30mDrive 323 km
cheapest- Drive from Rastatt to Colognecar 323 km
2h 48m€46–66Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h 13mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STR - CGN
5h 59mTrain via Koblenz
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Neustadt, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
- Take the train from Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
8h 19m
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rastatt to Cologne is to drive which costs €45 - €70 and takes 2h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Rastatt to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 48m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Rastatt to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rastatt and arriving at Köln Hbf via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
The distance between Rastatt and Cologne is 321 km. The road distance is 323 km.
The best way to get from Rastatt to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Rastatt to Cologne, including transfers.
Rastatt to Cologne train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rastatt to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 13m.
Rastatt to Cologne train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rastatt to Cologne is 323 km. It takes approximately 2h 48m to drive from Rastatt to Cologne.
What companies run services between Rastatt, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
DB Fernverkehr AG operates a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf every 4 hours, and the journey takes 2h 6m. DB Fernverkehr also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rastatt to Köln via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe central train station, and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 6h 13m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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