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How to get fromWittenberg to Cologneby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Wittenberg to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 11 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    5h 3m
    €101–199

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Roßlau(Elbe) to Magdeburg Hbftrain train Re13 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Leverkusenbus bus N1327 / ...
    10h 15m
    €49–79

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lu. Wittenberg, Hauptbahnhof to Dessau, Hauptbahnhofbus bus 304
    2. Take the bus from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbfbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus
    9h 53m

  4. Drive  514.1 km

    1. Drive from Wittenberg to Colognecar car 514.1 km
    4h 59m
    €96–138

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BER - CGN
    3h 34m
    €88–272

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 51 / ...
    7h 15m
    €103–212

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BER - DUS
    4h 3m
    €97–324

  8. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane DRS - DUS
    5h 34m
    €137–442

  9. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LEJ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    4h 45m
    €132–234

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BER - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    4h 52m
    €119–291

Wittenberg to Cologne by train

Calendar61Weekly Trains
Duration5h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€101Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 621 km
  • Duration: 5h 3m

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 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lu. Wittenberg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Dessau Hbf, Magdeburg Hbf, and Magdeburg in around 9h 53m.

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