There are 9 ways to get from Solothurn to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf42 / ...
5h 42m€65–277Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Olten Gosgerstrasse to Strasbourg InterscambioMarinoBus 251
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to LeverkusenN11
12h 20m€53–85Train, night train
- Take the train from Olten to Basel DreispitzS3
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfNj
8h 48m€72–314Drive 554 km
- Drive from Solothurn to Cologne554 km
4h 44m€97–140Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43 / ...
5h 54m€64–177Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
4h 38m€99–253Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 13m€141–322Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
5h 25m€109–316Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
5h 33m€163–402
Solothurn to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Solothurn to Cologne is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Solothurn to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €140 - €330.
No, there is no direct train from Solothurn to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Solothurn and arriving at Köln Hbf via Olten, Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 42m.
The distance between Solothurn and Cologne is 565 km. The road distance is 554 km.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Cologne without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 42m and costs €65 - €280.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Solothurn to Cologne, including transfers.
Solothurn to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Cologne is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 42m and costs €65 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 20m.
Solothurn to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Solothurn to Cologne is 554 km. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Solothurn to Cologne.
What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Solothurn to Köln Hbf via Olten, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Solothurn to Köln Heumarkt via Olten, Olten Gosgerstrasse, Strasbourg, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 12h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €6–9
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Olten to Basel Dreispitz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Olten Gosgerstrasse to Strasbourg Interscambio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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