There are 10 ways to get from Rust to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
5h 55m€73–255Train via Großauheim
- Take the train from Eisenstadt to Wien Meidlingtrain Re
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Hanau Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
10h 47m€154–318Bus
- Take the bus from Eisenstadt Domplatz to Wien Hauptbahnhofbus 200 / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Leverkusenbus N161
19h 3m€88–137Drive 922.8 km
- Drive from Rust to Colognecar 922.8 km
8h 29m€172–248Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
6h 24m€107–317Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 58m€108–244Train to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Wiener Neustadt Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
8h 36m€141–417Train
- Take the train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
11h 11m€165–334Drive, car train
- Drive from Rust to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
15h 6m€190–258Bus, train
- Take the bus from Eisenstadt Domplatz to Wien Hauptbahnhofbus 200 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 90N
16h 6m€208–317
Rust to Cologne by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rust to Cologne is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 19h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Rust to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Rust to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rust am See Franz-Josefs-Platz and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Eisenstadt Domplatz, Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Rust to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Eisenstadt and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Wien Meidling and Hanau Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 47m.
The distance between Rust and Cologne is 858 km. The road distance is 922.8 km.
The best way to get from Rust to Cologne without a car is to train via Großauheim which takes 10h 47m and costs €150 - €320.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Rust to Cologne, including transfers.
Rust to Cologne bus services, operated by Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR, depart from Eisenstadt Domplatz station.
Rust to Cologne train services, operated by GySEV/Raaberbahn, depart from Eisenstadt station.
The best way to get from Rust to Cologne is to train via Großauheim which takes 10h 47m and costs €150 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 19h 3m.
What companies run services between Rust, Austria and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Rust am See Franz-Josefs-Platz to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Eisenstadt Bahnhof, Eisenstadt, Wien Meidling, and Hanau Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rust am See Franz-Josefs-Platz to Köln Heumarkt via Eisenstadt Domplatz, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Phone
- +36 99/577-212
- eszrevetel@gysev.hu
- Website
- Gysev
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Gysev
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Gysev
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Gysev
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Gysev
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Gysev
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wiener Neustadt Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Eisenstadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Meidling to Hanau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wiener Neustadt Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wiener Neustadt Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 0800 22 23 24
- kundenservice@vor.at
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
Bus from Eisenstadt Domplatz to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Airport
- €5
Bus from Eisenstadt Domplatz to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Airport
- €5
- Phone
- +43 (0)50655-0
- bus@blaguss.com
- Website
- blaguss.com
Bus from Eisenstadt Domplatz to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- blaguss.com
Bus from Eisenstadt Domplatz to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- blaguss.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Rust to Cologne bus services, operated by Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR, arrive at Wien Hauptbahnhof station.
Rust to Cologne train services, operated by GySEV/Raaberbahn, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rust to Cologne is 923 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Rust to Cologne.
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