There are 7 ways to get from Soltau to Cologne by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Hannover HbfRe
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf19 / ...
4h 12mDrive 358.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Soltau to Cologne358.6 km
3h 2m€51–73Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Langenhagen Mitte
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HAJ - DUS
6h 23mTrain via Bremen
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Bremen HbfRe
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Köln Hbf43 / ...
4h 27mTrain via Minden
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to MellendorfRe
- Take the train from Hannover Bahnhof Nordstadt to Minden, BahnhofS1
- Take the train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln HbfRe
6h 43mTrain to Bremen Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Frankfurt (FRA)BRE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 30mTrain to Hannover Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Soltau(Han) to Langenhagen Mitte
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 29m
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Soltau to Cologne is to drive which costs €50 - €75 and takes 3h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Soltau to Cologne is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs €50 - €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 12m.
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 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 12m 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 2m 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 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Bremen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- 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 Langenhagen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Soltau(Han) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Soltau(Han) to Mellendorf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- 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 Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
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