There are 8 ways to get from Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne by train, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
2h 3m€40–180Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Cologne347.8 km
4h 10m€12–26Drive 346.8 km
- Drive from Stuttgart Hbf to Colognecar 346.8 km
3h 30m€49–71Fly Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STR - CGN
4h 47m€112–308Train via Esslingen(Neckar)
- Take the train from Esslingen(Neckar) to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
4h 2m€60–161Fly Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane STR - DUS
5h 24m€144–292Fly Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
3h 35m€119–226Train to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
4h 9m€111–274
Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €12 - €26 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne is to train which takes 2h 3m and costs €40 - €180.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 3m.
The distance between Stuttgart Hbf and Cologne is 345 km. The road distance is 346.8 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 2h 3m and costs €40 - €180.
The train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf takes 2h 3m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne is to train which takes 2h 3m and costs €40 - €180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €310 and takes 4h 47m.
Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne is 347 km. It takes approximately 3h 30m to drive from Stuttgart Hbf to Cologne.
What companies run services between Stuttgart Hbf, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €40–130 and the journey takes 2h 3m. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Eurowings, and Swiss fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen(Neckar) to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €110–180
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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