There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Berlin Central Station by plane, train, bus, car, or rideshare
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
3h 2m€71–244Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Berlin568.7 km
6h 34m€22–35Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 19 / ...
5h 36m€100–460Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
7h 17mDrive 568.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Berlin Central Stationcar 568.5 km
4h 53m€81–117Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
3h 36m€97–277Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
3h 37m€109–324Train via Hamm
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
6h 6m
Cologne to Berlin Central Station by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Berlin Central Station is to rideshare which costs €22 - €35 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Berlin Central Station is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Berlin Central Station station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Berlin Central Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 17m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Berlin Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 33m.
The distance between Cologne and Berlin Central Station is 513 km. The road distance is 568.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Berlin Central Station without a car is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs €100 - €460.
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Cologne to Berlin Central Station, including transfers.
Cologne to Berlin Central Station bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Berlin Central Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Berlin Central Station is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €460 and takes 5h 36m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 7h 17m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Berlin Central Station, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €100–460 and the journey takes 5h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Cologne to Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Berlin Central Station bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Cologne to Berlin Central Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Berlin Central Station is 568 km. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Cologne to Berlin Central Station.
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