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How to get fromCologne to Briançonby train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar, TGV)

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Briançon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar, TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train Tgv
    11h 43m
    €308–535

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train
    9h 33m
    €86–271

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Place de l'Europebus bus 55
    15h 24m

  4. Drive 909.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Briançoncar car 909.2 km
    9h 43m
    €140–203

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane FRA - TRN
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train
    8h 25m
    €136–405

  6. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Briancontrain train Ter
    12h 48m
    €273–505

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Place de l'Europebus bus 55
    16h 31m

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train
    9h 5m
    €88–262

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train
    10h 30m
    €123–344

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane FRA - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train
    10h 37m
    €172–441

  11. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane CGN - NCE
    2. Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain train
    3. Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Briancontrain train
    13h 19m
    €165–513

  12. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane DUS - NCE
    3. Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain train
    4. Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Briancontrain train
    13h 42m
    €183–542

Cologne to Briançon by train and bus

Calendar5Weekly Services
Duration11h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€308Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,182.7 km
  • Duration: 11h 43m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?

You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Champ de Mars via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S., and Italie - Oulx Gare TGV in around 11h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Place de l'Europe via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, and Gare Routière in around 16h 31m.

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