There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Lüneburger Heide by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Munster(Oertze)train Rb
5h 17m€76–279Drive 374.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Lüneburger Heidecar 374.8 km
3h 20m€54–77Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Uelzentrain 20 / ...
5h 37mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Uelzentrain
- Take the train from Uelzen to Munster(Oertze)train
5h 15m€114–360Train via Paderborn
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Bahnhof Mittetrain S5
- Take the train from Langenhagen Mitte to Soltau(Han)train Rb
8h 8m
Cologne to Lüneburger Heide by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lüneburger Heide is to drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 3h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lüneburger Heide is to drive which takes 3h 20m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Lüneburger Heide. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Munster(Oertze) via Bremen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 17m.
The distance between Cologne and Lüneburger Heide is 414 km. The road distance is 374.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lüneburger Heide without a car is to train which takes 5h 17m and costs €75 - €280.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Cologne to Lüneburger Heide, including transfers.
Cologne to Lüneburger Heide train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Lüneburger Heide train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bremen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Lüneburger Heide is 375 km. It takes approximately 3h 20m to drive from Cologne to Lüneburger Heide.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lüneburger Heide, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Munster(Oertze) via Bremen Hbf in around 5h 17m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- 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 Hamburg Hbf to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- [email protected]
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Bremen Hbf to Munster(Oertze)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Uelzen to Munster(Oertze)
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Langenhagen Mitte to Soltau(Han)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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