There are 8 ways to get from Weggis to Cologne by ferry, train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 3600 ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Weggis to Luzern Bahnhofquai
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBEc / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43 / ...
7h 12m€74–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to LeverkusenN11
13h 59m€58–89Line 3600 ferry, train, night train
- Take the ferry from Weggis to Luzern Bahnhofquai
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBEc / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfNj
10h 12m€86–367Drive 602.5 km
- Drive from Weggis to Cologne602.5 km
5h 20m€105–151Line 3600 ferry, train via Mannheim
- Take the ferry from Weggis to Luzern Bahnhofquai
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBEc / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
7h 19m€87–334Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
5h 42m€83–242Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
5h 24m€115–295Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 28m€86–288
Weggis to Cologne by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Weggis to Cologne is to bus which costs €55 - €90 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Weggis to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 20m and costs €100 - €160.
The distance between Weggis and Cologne is 597 km. The road distance is 602.5 km.
The best way to get from Weggis to Cologne without a car is to line 3600 ferry and train which takes 7h 12m and costs €70 - €250.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Weggis to Cologne, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Weggis to Cologne is 603 km. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Weggis to Cologne.
There are 1745+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Weggis, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leverkusen once daily. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- 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
- €75–400
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
- €75–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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 Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- 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
- +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
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 (0)41 367 67 67
- info@lakelucerne.ch
- Website
- lakelucerne.ch
Ferry from Weggis to Luzern Bahnhofquai
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- lakelucerne.ch
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