There are 8 ways to get from Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Brandenburg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 10
5h 37m€95–430Train, bus via Leverkusen
cheapest- Take the train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain Re
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Leverkusenbus N1338 / ...
8h 56m€44–80Train, bus
- Take the train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
6h 37mDrive 502.5 km
- Drive from Brandenburg an der Havel to Colognecar 502.5 km
4h 16m€72–104Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Potsdam, Park Sanssouci Bhf to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
4h 15m€81–247Train via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
6h 3m€84–413Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Potsdam, Park Sanssouci Bhf to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
4h 46m€105–284Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Potsdam, Park Sanssouci Bhf to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 4m€119–335
Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne is to train and bus via Leverkusen which costs €40 - €85 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 15m and costs €80 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Brandenburg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 37m.
The distance between Brandenburg an der Havel and Cologne is 546 km. The road distance is 502.5 km.
The best way to get from Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 37m and costs €95 - €430.
The train from Brandenburg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf takes 5h 37m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brandenburg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne is 503 km. It takes approximately 4h 16m to drive from Brandenburg an der Havel to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Brandenburg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €95–430 and the journey takes 5h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brandenburg, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Brandenburg Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Potsdam, Park Sanssouci Bhf to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Potsdam, Park Sanssouci Bhf to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Potsdam, Park Sanssouci Bhf to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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