There are 8 ways to get from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 22m€85–170Train via Düsseldorf
cheapest- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Flx20
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hansaringtrain S11 / ...
6h 46m€59–88Bus
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
7h 29mDrive 557.1 km
- Drive from Berlin-Spandau to Colognecar 557.1 km
4h 39m€104–150Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Berlin Potsdamer Platztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
3h 19m€80–242Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Berlin Potsdamer Platztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
3h 48m€89–294Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 37m€111–261Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Dresden-Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
5h 25m€125–440
Berlin-Spandau to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne is to train via Düsseldorf which costs €55 - €90 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 3h 19m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Brunsbütteler Damm/Ruhlebener Str. and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Berlin, Gatower Str./Heerstr. and Masurenallee - Berlin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 29m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from S Spandau Bhf and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 22m.
The distance between Berlin-Spandau and Cologne is 537 km. The road distance is 557.1 km.
The best way to get from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs €85 - €170.
The train from S Spandau Bhf to Cologne Hbf takes 4h 22m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Berlin-Spandau to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Berlin-Spandau to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Spandau Bhf station.
The best way to get from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs €85 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 29m.
What companies run services between Berlin-Spandau, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €85–170 and the journey takes 4h 22m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis once daily, and the journey takes 5h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
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 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Berlin Potsdamer Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- ODEG
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Berlin Potsdamer Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Berlin Potsdamer Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hansaring
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Berlin Potsdamer Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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Booking & Getting There
Berlin-Spandau to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Berlin-Spandau to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin-Spandau to Cologne is 557 km. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne.
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