There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Sochaux by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Strasbourg
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Belfort-Montbeliard Tgvtrain Tgv
6h 32m€120–393Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Basel (BSL)plane CGN - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Belforttrain
9h 18m€66–265Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Montbéliardbus
12h 52mDrive 487.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sochauxcar 487.6 km
5h 10m€75–109Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Belforttrain
6h 28m€143–436Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Montbéliardbus N1759
7h 15m€91–361Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Mulhouse Villetrain Ter
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Belforttrain Ter
7h 16m€84–386Train, bus via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 43N
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Montbéliardbus N1759
9h 39m€113–163Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane DUS - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Belforttrain
9h 11m€114–324
Cologne to Sochaux by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sochaux is to drive which costs €75 - €110 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sochaux is to drive which takes 5h 10m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Sochaux. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Helvétie via Frankfurt central train station, Freiburg and Acropole. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Sochaux. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 32m.
The distance between Cologne and Sochaux is 547 km. The road distance is 487.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sochaux without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 6h 32m and costs €120 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Cologne to Sochaux, including transfers.
Cologne to Sochaux bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Sochaux train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sochaux is to train via Strasbourg which takes 6h 32m and costs €120 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 52m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sochaux, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Sochaux via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv in around 6h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Helvétie via Frankfurt central train station, Freiburg, Montbéliard, and Acropole in around 12h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- 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)
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Strasbourg to Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Montbéliard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Montbéliard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Montbéliard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Sochaux bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Cologne to Sochaux train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Sochaux is 488 km. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Cologne to Sochaux.
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