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How to get fromRiesa to Cologneby train, bus, night train, car or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Riesa to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain41 / ...
    6h 1m
    €75–216

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain55 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Leverkusenbus264 / ...
    9h 55m
    €34–71

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Wurzentrain
    2. Take the train from Wurzen to Halle(Saale)HbftrainS3
    3. Take the night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    13h 29m
    €76–303

  4. Drive 546.5 km

    1. Drive from Riesa to Colognecar546.5 km
    5h 10m
    €77–111

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain55
    6h 47m
    €80–210

  6. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeDRS - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    4h 16m
    €86–377

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBER - CGN
    3h 47m
    €102–272

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBER - DUS
    4h 30m
    €117–339

  9. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLEJ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    4h 4m
    €118–297

  10. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeDRS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    4h 12m
    €167–393

Riesa to Cologne by train

Calendar133Weekly Trains
Duration6h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Riesa, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt in around 6h 1m.

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