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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Żary by bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Bus, drive

    best
    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Forstbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Drive from Forst to Żarycar car
    7h 51m

  2. Train #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden-Neustadttrain train
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train R
    11h 50m
    zł 383–656

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train R
    10h 53m
    zł 592–1,202

  4. Drive  720.5 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Żarycar car 720.5 km
    6h 1m
    zł 583–842

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zgorzelectrain train
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train
    7h 42m
    zł 692–1,769

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train R
    11h 49m
    zł 605–1,196

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane DUS - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Klotzsche to Zgorzelectrain train
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Zarytrain train
    7h 56m
    zł 659–1,927

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CGN - BER
    2. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Zielona Gora Glownatrain train
    4. Take the train from Zielona Gora Glowna to Zarytrain train
    8h 12m
    zł 454–1,292

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane DUS - BER
    3. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Zielona Gora Glownatrain train
    5. Take the train from Zielona Gora Glowna to Zarytrain train
    9h 1m
    zł 536–1,454

Cologne to Żary by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration10h 53mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 592Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 868.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Żary, Lubuskie, Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Zary via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, and Zgorzelec in around 10h 53m.

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