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How to get fromCologne to Speicherby train, plane, bus, night train, ferry, or car

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Speicher by train, plane, bus, night train, ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    4h 13m
    CHF 126–281

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    9h 31m
    CHF 57–66

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Baden-Badentrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain train Re2
    3. Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train train Re / ...
    7h 19m
    CHF 98–324

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)nighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Stein am Rhein to St. Gallentrain train S1
    10h 6m
    CHF 62–125

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    4h 48m
    CHF 75–228

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    5h 19m
    CHF 85–256

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain train
    6h 21m
    CHF 174–417

  8. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus bus
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LUX - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    7h 54m
    CHF 135–513

  9. Line 41 train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Friedrichshafen Airport, ferry, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane plane DUS - FDH
    3. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry ferry
    4. Take the train from Romanshorn to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    5. Take the train from St. Gallen to Speichertrain train
    5h 50m

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CGN - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain train
    7h 42m
    CHF 120–340

  11. Drive  548.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Speichercar car 548.2 km
    5h 28m
    CHF 92–133

Cologne to Speicher by train

Calendar112Weekly Trains
Duration7h 19mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 98Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 540 km
  • Duration: 4h 13m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Speicher, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Speicher via Baden-Baden, Konstanz, St. Gallen(Ch), and St. Gallen in around 7h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Speicherschwendi, Bären via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, St. Gallen Lagerstrasse, and St. Gallen, Bahnhof in around 9h 31m.

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