There are 6 ways to get from Rothenberg to Cologne by train, bus, 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 Hirschhorn, Bahnhof to Mannheim, HauptbahnhofS2 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
3h 23m€35–94Train via Oberzent-Rothenberg Sparkasse
cheapest- Take the train from Hirschhorn, Bahnhof to Mannheim, HauptbahnhofS2 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
3h 33m€31–144Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Cologne Airport CGN027 / ...
5h 27m€33–62Drive 261.2 km
- Drive from Rothenberg to Cologne261.2 km
2h 41m€37–53Train, fly
- Take the train from Hirschhorn, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
4h 55m€114–267Train via Mainz
- Take the train from Hirschhorn, Bahnhof to Ludwigshafen, MitteS2 / ...
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, HauptbahnhofS5 / ...
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bf
6h 35m€54–80
Rothenberg to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rothenberg to Cologne is to bus which costs €30 - €65 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Rothenberg to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 41m and costs €35 - €55.
The distance between Rothenberg and Cologne is 293 km. The road distance is 261.2 km.
The best way to get from Rothenberg to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs €35 - €95.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Rothenberg to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Rothenberg to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs €35 - €95. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €65 and takes 5h 27m.
Yes, the driving distance between Rothenberg to Cologne is 261 km. It takes approximately 2h 41m to drive from Rothenberg to Cologne.
There are 1732+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Rothenberg, Hesse, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Oberzent-Rothenberg Sparkasse to Köln Hbf via Hirschhorn, Bahnhof, Hirschhorn, Bahnhof, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 23m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Cologne Airport CGN 5 times a day. Tickets cost €21–29 and the journey takes 3h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hirschhorn, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hirschhorn, Bahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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