There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Winterthur by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
3h 12mCHF 112–328Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
8h 42mCHF 44–157Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
6h 5mCHF 94–406Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 18mFly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
3h 47mCHF 76–211Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
4h 21mCHF 81–231Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Badentrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Baden to Winterthurtrain S12 / ...
8h 11mCHF 81–180Drive 513 km
- Drive from Cologne to Winterthurcar 513 km
5h 2mCHF 84–122
Cologne to Winterthur by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Winterthur is to night train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 160 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Winterthur is to train and fly which takes 3h 12m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Winterthur station. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Zürich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Winterthur via Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 5m.
The distance between Cologne and Winterthur is 476 km. The road distance is 513 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Winterthur without a car is to train via Stuttgart which takes 6h 5m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 3h 12m to get from Cologne to Winterthur, including transfers.
Cologne to Winterthur bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Winterthur is to train via Stuttgart which takes 6h 5m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 18m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 220 and takes 3h 47m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Winterthur, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Winterthur via Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen in around 6h 5m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 6h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
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 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–105
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–105
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
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- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Baden to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Winterthur bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Cologne to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Winterthur is 513 km. It takes approximately 5h 2m to drive from Cologne to Winterthur.
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