There are 10 ways to get from Wittenberg to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 11
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
5h 20m€60–198Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Roßlau(Elbe) to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re13 / ...
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Leverkusenbus N1338 / ...
9h 51m€52–84Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
7h 50mDrive 514.1 km
- Drive from Wittenberg to Colognecar 514.1 km
4h 56m€73–105Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
3h 28m€87–291Train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain S8 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 55
7h 29m€68–195Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
4h 19m€109–305Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 29m€115–248Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 36m€109–339Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
5h 46m€112–393
Wittenberg to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wittenberg to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Wittenberg to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 3h 28m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Wittenberg to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 20m.
The distance between Wittenberg and Cologne is 621 km. The road distance is 514.1 km.
The best way to get from Wittenberg to Cologne without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 20m and costs €60 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Wittenberg to Cologne, including transfers.
Wittenberg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf station.
Wittenberg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wittenberg to Cologne is 514 km. It takes approximately 4h 56m to drive from Wittenberg to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Frankfurt in around 5h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- 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 Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Roßlau(Elbe) to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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