There are 4 ways to get from Ratingen to Cologne by train (Eurostar), rideshare, car, or taxi
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Ratingen to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ratingen to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €4 and takes 53 min.
The fastest way to get from Ratingen to Cologne is to train which takes 33 min and costs €10 - €60.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from D-Flughafen Bf and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 33 min.
The distance between Ratingen and Cologne is 48 km. The road distance is 49.5 km.
The best way to get from Ratingen to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 33 min and costs €10 - €60.
The train from D-Flughafen Bf to Cologne Hbf takes 33 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Ratingen to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from D-Flughafen Bf station.
Ratingen to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ratingen to Cologne is 49 km. It takes approximately 33 min to drive from Ratingen to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Ratingen, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from D-Flughafen Bf to Köln Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €10–25 and the journey takes 33 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Ratingen to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Taxi Ruf Düsseldorf GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 714141
- Website
- taxiruf-duesseldorf.de
Taxibetrieb Goossens GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 77058860
- Website
- goossenstaxi.de
Taxi Düsseldorf eG
- Phone
- +49 211 33333
- Website
- taxi-duesseldorf.com
Rhein-Taxi Datenfunkzentrale 212121 GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 212121
- Website
- rhein-taxi.de
DGS GmbH
- Phone
- +49 211 99 22 000
- Website
- dgs-grossraumtaxi.de
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