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How to get fromCologne to Żaryby bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Żary by bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Bus, drive

    best
    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Forstbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Drive from Forst to Żarycar car
    7h 51m

  2. Train #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden-Neustadttrain train
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train R
    12h 43m
    zł 383–631

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train R
    10h 29m
    zł 633–1,342

  4. Drive  720.5 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Żarycar car 720.5 km
    6h 1m
    zł 462–667

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane CGN - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Klotzsche to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train
    10h 4m
    zł 719–2,086

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train R
    11h 25m
    zł 651–1,354

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Klotzsche to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train
    7h 19m
    zł 740–1,814

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CGN - BER
    2. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Zielona Gora Glownatrain train
    4. Take the train from Zielona Gora Glowna to Zarytrain train
    8h 8m
    zł 457–1,457

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane DUS - BER
    3. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Zielona Gora Glownatrain train
    5. Take the train from Zielona Gora Glowna to Zarytrain train
    8h 57m
    zł 539–1,667

Cologne to Żary by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration10h 29mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 633Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 868 km
  • Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Żary, Lubuskie, Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Zary via Frankfurt, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, and Zgorzelec in around 10h 29m.

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