There are 8 ways to get from Schwerin to Cologne by train, car, plane, bus, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain Re1
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
6h 2m€90–116Drive 520.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Schwerin to Colognecar 520.7 km
4h 37m€74–106Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
5h 4m€112–294Bus, train
- Take the bus from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Bf. Bergedorfbus B / ...
- Take the train from Tostedt to Köln Hbftrain Drf
9h 36mDrive, car train
- Drive from Schwerin to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain
- Drive from Göttingen to Colognecar
5h 46m€140–187Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 38m€121–243Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
5h 43m€104–274Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Schwerin Mitte to Ludwigslusttrain
- Take the train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 24m€119–336
Schwerin to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Schwerin to Cologne is to drive which costs €70 - €110 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Schwerin to Cologne is to drive which takes 4h 37m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Schwerin to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 2m.
The distance between Schwerin and Cologne is 558 km. The road distance is 520.7 km.
The best way to get from Schwerin to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 6h 2m and costs €90 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Schwerin to Cologne, including transfers.
Schwerin to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof station.
Schwerin to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Schwerin to Cologne is 521 km. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from Schwerin to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Schwerin, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 2m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Tostedt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Schwerin Mitte to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Bf. Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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