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

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There are 10 ways to get from Bernburg 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 24m
    €92–216

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bernburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train Rb47
    2. Take the bus from Halle to Leverkusenbus bus N23
    9h 1m
    €42–93

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    7h 2m

  4. Drive  425.1 km

    1. Drive from Bernburg to Colognecar car 425.1 km
    4h 53m
    €63–91

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

    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
    7h 4m
    €138–395

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Köln Hbftrain train 55
    6h 40m
    €94–196

  7. 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 6m
    €138–255

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

    1. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BER - CGN
    5h 27m
    €106–411

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

    1. Take the train from Bernburg Hbf to Köthentrain train
    2. Take the train from Köthen to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    4. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BER - DUS
    5. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    5h 56m
    €119–449

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

    1. Take the train from Köthen to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane DRS - DUS
    6h 57m
    €160–494

Bernburg to Cologne by train

Calendar95Weekly Trains
Duration6h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€92Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 508.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 24m

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

You can take a train from Bernburg Hbf to Köln Hbf via Köthen and Magdeburg Hbf in around 6h 24m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis once daily, and the journey takes 4h 37m.

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