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How to get fromZermatt to Cologneby train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Zermatt to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train, or plane

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  1. Train

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    1. Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    8h 45m
    €73–290

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Visp to BerntrainIc8 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bern to Saarbrücken bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to LeverkusenbusN11
    14h 16m
    €95–188

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    11h 45m
    €85–413

  4. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Visptrain
    2. Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
    3. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    7h 41m
    €166–387

  5. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    8h 52m
    €86–380

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Visptrain
    2. Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
    3. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h 28m
    €169–433

  7. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeMXP - CGN
    8h 27m
    €118–331

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 8m
    €96–357

  9. Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
    3. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 50m
    €134–395

  10. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeMXP - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    9h 4m
    €135–344

  11. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    9h 58m
    €99–322

Zermatt to Cologne by train

Calendar48Weekly Trains
Duration8h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Köln Hbf via Visp and Basel SBB in around 8h 45m.

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