There are 9 ways to get from Rheinfelden to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 43
4h 59m€85–160Train via Basel SBB
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
5h 9m€44–172Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 13mNight train
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 46m€50–280Drive 504.6 km
- Drive from Rheinfelden to Colognecar 504.6 km
4h 17m€87–125Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Rheinfelden to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
4h 45m€84–237Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rheinfelden to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 40m€115–265Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rheinfelden to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 36m€99–279Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 11m€137–327
Rheinfelden to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rheinfelden to Cologne is to drive which costs €85 - €130 and takes 4h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Rheinfelden to Cologne is to drive which takes 4h 17m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct train from Rheinfelden to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rheinfelden and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Basel Bad Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Rheinfelden and Cologne is 503 km. The road distance is 504.6 km.
The best way to get from Rheinfelden to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs €85 - €160.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Rheinfelden to Cologne, including transfers.
Rheinfelden to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Rheinfelden to Cologne is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs €85 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 13m.
Rheinfelden to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rheinfelden to Cologne is 505 km. It takes approximately 4h 17m to drive from Rheinfelden to Cologne.
What companies run services between Rheinfelden, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf twice a week. Tickets cost €80–150 and the journey takes 3h 43m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln once daily, and the journey takes 5h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- 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
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Rheinfelden to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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