There are 8 ways to get from Brugg to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Brugg AG to Basel SBBtrain S1 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
5h 22m€87–238Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Brugg AG to Rheinfeldentrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Rheinfelden(Ch) to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 40m€40–133Bus
- Take the bus from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus to Basel, Bahnhof SBBbus Ev2
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 13mDrive 540.9 km
- Drive from Brugg to Colognecar 540.9 km
4h 43m€98–141Train
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
5h 35m€87–323Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
4h 12m€92–236Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
4h 49m€100–296Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 26m€143–309
Brugg to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brugg to Cologne is to train and night train which costs €40 - €140 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Brugg to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 12m and costs €90 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Brugg to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus and arriving at Köln via Basel, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Brugg to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brugg AG and arriving at Köln Hbf via Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 22m.
The distance between Brugg and Cologne is 550 km. The road distance is 540.9 km.
The best way to get from Brugg to Cologne without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 22m and costs €85 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Brugg to Cologne, including transfers.
Brugg to Cologne bus services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus station.
Brugg to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Brugg AG station.
The best way to get from Brugg to Cologne is to train via Mannheim which takes 5h 22m and costs €85 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 13m.
What companies run services between Brugg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Brugg AG to Köln Hbf via Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus to Köln via Basel, Bahnhof SBB and Basel, Bahnhof in around 8h 13m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brugg AG to Rheinfelden
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brugg AG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brugg AG to Rheinfelden
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Brugg AG to Rheinfelden
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Brugg AG to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Rheinfelden(Ch) to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Bus from Brugg AG, Bahnhof/Campus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48–52
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Brugg to Cologne bus services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel, Bahnhof SBB station.
Brugg to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brugg to Cologne is 541 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Brugg to Cologne.
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