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How to get fromSochaux to Cologneby train (TGV), bus, car, train or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Sochaux to Cologne by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain41 / ...
    5h 26m
    €114–235

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Montbéliard to StrasbourgbusN759 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to LeverkusenbusN11
    11h 41m
    €33–77

  3. Drive 480.4 km

    1. Drive from Sochaux to Colognecar480.4 km
    5h 21m
    €75–108

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeFRA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 46m
    €181–363

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse VilletrainTer / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    7h 24m
    €48–201

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Montbéliard to FreiburgbusN1759
    2. Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43N
    9h 55m
    €114–169

  7. Train to Basel, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBSL - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h 43m
    €120–337

  8. Train to Basel, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBSL - CGN
    8h 32m
    €97–276

  9. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    7h 36m
    €112–317

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

    1. Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeZRH - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    7h 19m
    €141–365

  11. Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeBSL - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    7h
    €156–384

  12. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h 22m
    €115–358

Sochaux to Cologne by bus

Calendar8Weekly Buses
Duration11h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€33Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Sochaux, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a vehicle from Sochaux to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 5h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helvétie to Köln Heumarkt via Acropole, Montbéliard, Strasbourg, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 11h 41m.

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