There are 7 ways to get from Soltau to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Hannover Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
4h 19mDrive 358.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Soltau to Colognecar 358.6 km
3h 3m€50–72Train, bus
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Hannover Hbftrain Rb
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus
5h 45mTrain, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Buchholz(Nordheide)train
- Take the train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
4h 57mTrain via Wuppertal
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Hannover Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
5h 1mTrain via Minden
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Langenhagen Mittetrain Rb
- Take the train from Hannover Bahnhof Nordstadt to Minden, Bahnhoftrain S1
- Take the train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Hbftrain Re
6h 40mTrain to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Langenhagen Mittetrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
6h 24m
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Soltau to Cologne is to drive which costs €45 - €75 and takes 3h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Soltau to Cologne is to drive which takes 3h 3m and costs €45 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Soltau to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Soltau(Han) and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Soltau and Cologne is 382 km. The road distance is 358.6 km.
The best way to get from Soltau to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Soltau to Cologne, including transfers.
Soltau to Cologne train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, depart from Soltau(Han) station.
Soltau to Cologne train services, operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH, arrive at Hannover Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Soltau to Cologne is 359 km. It takes approximately 3h 3m to drive from Soltau to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Soltau, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Soltau(Han) to Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–270
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Soltau(Han) to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Soltau(Han) to Buchholz(Nordheide)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Soltau(Han) to Langenhagen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Buchholz(Nordheide) to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.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
Train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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 3 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
- 26 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 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Bahnhof Nordstadt to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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