There are 8 ways to get from Thun to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), train, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
6h€60–317Train
cheapest- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
6h 12m€47–227Train, night train
- Take the train from Thun to Basel Bad Bftrain Ice / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 15m€95–357Drive 608.2 km
- Drive from Thun to Colognecar 608.2 km
5h 20m€105–152Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
5h 5m€112–280Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 58m€139–338Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
6h 7m€124–294Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 15m€156–407
Thun to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Cologne is to drive which costs €100 - €160 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct train from Thun to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Thun and arriving at Köln Hbf via Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Thun and Cologne is 624 km. The road distance is 608.2 km.
The best way to get from Thun to Cologne without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 6h and costs €55 - €320.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Thun to Cologne, including transfers.
Thun to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Thun station.
Thun to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thun to Cologne is 608 km. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Thun to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Thun to Köln Hbf via Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 6h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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