There are 7 ways to get from Celle to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
3h 30m€27–251Train, bus
- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus
4h 55mDrive 325.3 km
- Drive from Celle to Colognecar 325.3 km
2h 58m€47–68Fly Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 56m€148–364Train via Minden
- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhoftrain S1
- Take the train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
5h 42mTrain to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Celle Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
4h 36m€113–390Fly Hannover Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
3h 48m€137–371
Celle to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Celle to Cologne is to drive which costs €45 - €70 and takes 2h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Celle to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 58m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Celle to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Celle Bahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
The distance between Celle and Cologne is 336 km. The road distance is 325.3 km.
The best way to get from Celle to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs €27 - €260.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Celle to Cologne, including transfers.
Celle to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Celle Bahnhof station.
Celle to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Celle to Cologne is 325 km. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Celle to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Celle, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Celle Bahnhof to Köln Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Celle Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- East West Eurolines
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