There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Chur by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
7h 7mCHF 83–260Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ice / ...
9h 40mCHF 69–173Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ice / ...
8h 18mCHF 86–110Drive 634.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Churcar 634.5 km
6h 9mCHF 107–154Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ice / ...
9h 40mCHF 100–186Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
4h 26mCHF 157–309Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
5h 1mCHF 106–257Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
5h 33mCHF 121–284
Cologne to Chur by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Chur is to bus and train which costs SFr 85 - SFr 110 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Chur is to train and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Chur. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Chur via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 7m.
The distance between Cologne and Chur is 694 km. The road distance is 634.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Chur without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 7h 7m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Cologne to Chur, including transfers.
Cologne to Chur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Cologne to Chur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Chur is 635 km. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Cologne to Chur.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Chur, Grisons, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Chur via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB in around 7h 7m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 51–55
- Website
- Grand Bus
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