There are 8 ways to get from Stendal to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 10
3h 47m€80–240Drive 457.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Stendal to Colognecar 457.4 km
4h 20m€66–96Train, bus
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 13 / ...
- Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
5h 34mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
4h 9m€90–286Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
4h 38m€107–325Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
5h 5m€128–350Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 4m€127–340Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h€158–389
Stendal to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stendal to Cologne is to drive which costs €65 - €100 and takes 4h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Stendal to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs €80 - €240.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Stendal Hbf and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 3h 47m.
The distance between Stendal and Cologne is 445 km. The road distance is 457.4 km.
The best way to get from Stendal to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs €80 - €240.
The train from Stendal Hbf to Cologne Hbf takes 3h 47m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Stendal to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Stendal Hbf station.
Stendal to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stendal to Cologne is 457 km. It takes approximately 4h 20m to drive from Stendal to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Stendal, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Stendal Hbf to Köln Hbf 6 times a week. Tickets cost €80–240 and the journey takes 3h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stendal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stendal Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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