There are 9 ways to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 14
5h 1m€100–460Train via S Spandau Bhf
cheapest- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
5h 1m€41–443Bus
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
5h 52mDrive 563.1 km
- Drive from Charlottenburg to Colognecar 563.1 km
4h 38m€81–116Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from S Westend to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
3h 15m€73–244Train via S Spandau Bhf #2
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
5h 33m€97–443Bus via Leverkusen
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus N1338 / ...
8h 25m€45–75Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from S Westend to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
3h 49m€92–280Fly 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 6m€111–331
Charlottenburg to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne is to bus via Leverkusen which costs €45 - €75 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 3h 15m and costs €70 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Masurenallee - Berlin and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 52m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from S Charlottenburg Bhf and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart three times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Charlottenburg and Cologne is 566 km. The road distance is 563.1 km.
The best way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs €100 - €460.
The train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Köln Hbf takes 5h 1m including transfers and departs three times a week.
Charlottenburg to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Charlottenburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Charlottenburg Bhf station.
The best way to get from Charlottenburg to Cologne is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs €100 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 52m.
What companies run services between Charlottenburg, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Köln Hbf 3 times a week. Tickets cost €100–460 and the journey takes 5h 1m. 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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
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
- €45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- 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
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from S Westend to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from S Westend to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Charlottenburg to Cologne bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Charlottenburg to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottenburg to Cologne is 563 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from Charlottenburg to Cologne.
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