There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Weißenfels by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Weissenfelstrain Rb / ...
5h 7m€86–191Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Hallebus N23
9h 9m€47–85Drive 447.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Weißenfelscar 447.3 km
4h 10m€66–96Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane DUS - LEJ
6h 35m€140–382Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 55
6h 17m€97–223Train #2
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Leipzig Central Stationtrain Flx20
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfelstrain Re
8h 20m€79–137Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
4h 6m€122–271Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
5h 5m€109–334Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
5h 54m€127–375Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfelstrain
5h 33m€166–486
Cologne to Weißenfels by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Weißenfels is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Weißenfels is to train and fly which takes 4h 6m and costs €120 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Weißenfels. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Halle via Leverkusen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Weißenfels. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Weissenfels via Frankfurt and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
The distance between Cologne and Weißenfels is 510 km. The road distance is 447.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Weißenfels without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 7m and costs €85 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Cologne to Weißenfels, including transfers.
Cologne to Weißenfels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Weißenfels train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Weißenfels is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 7m and costs €85 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 and takes 9h 9m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Weissenfels via Frankfurt and Erfurt Hbf in around 5h 7m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Halle 5 times a week. Tickets cost €40–60 and the journey takes 6h 55m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Leipzig Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leverkusen to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Weißenfels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halle station.
Cologne to Weißenfels train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Weißenfels is 447 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Cologne to Weißenfels.
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