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

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  1. Train via Magdeburg

    best
    1. Take the train from Köthen to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    6h 25m
    €84–345

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Halle to Leverkusenbus bus N23
    9h 15m
    €36–80

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    7h 6m

  4. Drive  482.7 km

    1. Drive from Aken to Colognecar car 482.7 km
    4h 4m
    €70–101

  5. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LEJ - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 25m
    €141–411

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Köln Hbftrain train 55
    6h 46m
    €85–350

  7. Line 471 bus, train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the bus from Aken, Hopfenstr. to Dessau, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    4. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BER - CGN
    5h 24m

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    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
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 8m
    €118–356

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

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain 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
    5h 12m
    €135–318

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

    1. Take the train from Dessau 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
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 55m
    €164–544

Aken to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar95Weekly Services
Duration6h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€84Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 503.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between Aken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Aken, Töpferbergstr. to Köln Hbf via Köthen, Bahnhof, Köthen, and Magdeburg Hbf in around 6h 25m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Halle to Leverkusen 5 times a week. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 6h 35m.

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