There are 7 ways to get from Wolfsburg to Cologne by train, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf10 / ...
3h 41m€40–100Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Wolfsburg to Cologne369.7 km
4h 8m€14–25Drive 370.7 km
- Drive from Wolfsburg to Cologne370.7 km
3h 11m€52–75Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HAJ - DUS
6h 11m€147–363Train via Minden
- Take the train from Wolfsburg Hbf to Hannover HbfRe
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln HbfRe
5h 31mTrain, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)HAJ - CGN
5h 47m€147–356Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 16m€121–289
Wolfsburg to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wolfsburg to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €14 - €25 and takes 4h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Wolfsburg to Cologne is to drive which takes 3h 11m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 41m.
The distance between Wolfsburg and Cologne is 397 km. The road distance is 370.7 km.
The best way to get from Wolfsburg to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 41m and costs €40 - €100.
The train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Cologne Hbf takes 3h 41m including transfers and departs hourly.
Wolfsburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Wolfsburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wolfsburg to Cologne is 371 km. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Wolfsburg to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Wolfsburg, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €40–100 and the journey takes 3h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164174
- kundenservice@der-enno.de
- Website
- der-enno.de
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-enno.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Wolfsburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Wolfsburg to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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