There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Chalon Sur Saonetrain Ter
7h 6m€145–299Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Dijonbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône - Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 16m€48–92Drive 569.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saônecar 569.9 km
5h 51m€88–127Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saonetrain
6h 39m€131–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to CHALON SUR SAONE, Gare Routiere, Av. Pompidou, stan. 3,4bus
10h 39m€75–262Train
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourgtrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Thionville to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Chalon Sur Saonetrain Ter
10h 41m€154–268Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saonetrain
6h 40m€168–423
Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône is to bus which costs €45 - €95 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône is to drive which takes 5h 51m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône station. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Chalon-sur-Saône - Train Station via Dijon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Chalon Sur Saone via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Dijon Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Cologne and Chalon-sur-Saône is 885 km. The road distance is 569.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 6m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône, including transfers.
Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône is to train via Paris which takes 7h 6m and costs €140 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €95 and takes 10h 16m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Chalon-sur-Saône, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Chalon Sur Saone via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Dijon Ville in around 7h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Chalon-sur-Saône - Train Station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Dijon in around 10h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
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 Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dijon Ville to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dijon Ville to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dijon Ville to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Thionville to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dijon Ville to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chalon Sur Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône - Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône - Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to CHALON SUR SAONE, Gare Routiere, Av. Pompidou, stan. 3,4
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Sindbad
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dijon station.
Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône is 570 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Cologne to Chalon-sur-Saône.
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