There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Brandenburg by plane, train, bus, or car
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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 5m€72–228Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Magdeburg central bus stationbus N1338 / ...
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Werder(Havel)train Re
10h 10m€48–76Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10
5h 35m€100–450Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
7h 12mDrive 534 km
- Drive from Cologne to Potsdamcar 534 km
4h 43m€77–110Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
3h 39m€103–260Train 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 40m€110–304
Cologne to Brandenburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Brandenburg is to bus and train which costs €45 - €80 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Brandenburg is to fly which takes 3h 5m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Brandenburg station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Potsdam central train station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 12m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 35m.
The distance between Cologne and Brandenburg is 504 km. The road distance is 534 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Brandenburg without a car is to train which takes 5h 35m and costs €100 - €450.
It takes approximately 3h 5m to get from Cologne to Brandenburg, including transfers.
Cologne to Brandenburg bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Brandenburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Brandenburg is to fly which takes 3h 5m and costs €70 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €450 and takes 5h 35m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 7h 12m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Brandenburg, 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 S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €100–450 and the journey takes 5h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
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 Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
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
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Werder(Havel)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Brandenburg bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Cologne to Brandenburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Brandenburg is 534 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Cologne to Brandenburg.
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