There are 10 ways to get from Stein am Rhein to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Singen to Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
5h 46m€84–394Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Singen to Hausach Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the nighttrain from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 29m€44–219Train, bus
- Take the train from Frauenfeld to Zürich HBtrain S24 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 22m€72–112Drive 496.2 km
- Drive from Stein am Rhein to Colognecar 496.2 km
4h 42m€87–126Train via Schaffhausen
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
6h 30m€94–410Train #2
- Take the train from Singen to Köln Hbftrain 45
6h 43m€93–394Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Stein am Rhein to Winterthurtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
4h 43m€82–226Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Stein am Rhein to Winterthurtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
5h 22m€91–268Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Stein am Rhein to Winterthurtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 21m€125–354Train, ferry to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Stein am Rhein to Romanshorntrain
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FDH - DUS
5h 59m€142–432
Stein am Rhein to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stein am Rhein to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Stein am Rhein to Cologne is to drive which takes 4h 42m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct train from Stein am Rhein to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Singen and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
The distance between Stein am Rhein and Cologne is 527 km. The road distance is 496.2 km.
The best way to get from Stein am Rhein to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 46m and costs €80 - €400.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Stein am Rhein to Cologne, including transfers.
Stein am Rhein to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Schaffhausen station.
Stein am Rhein to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stein am Rhein to Cologne is 496 km. It takes approximately 4h 42m to drive from Stein am Rhein to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Stein am Rhein, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Stein a.Rh. Untertor to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Singen ZOB, Singen, and Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 46m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €53–58
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
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