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How to get fromFribourg to Cologneby train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Fribourg to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    6h 24m
    €122–274

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic61 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    8h 41m
    €90–121

  3. Drive  614.8 km

    1. Drive from Fribourg to Colognecar car 614.8 km
    5h 27m
    €111–161

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    5h 16m
    €136–303

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic61 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    6h 37m
    €122–359

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic61 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Bonn Hbftrain train 43N
    9h 48m
    €131–275

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ZRH - DUS
    5h 53m
    €144–363

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

    1. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane ZRH - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 30m
    €187–376

  9. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 5m
    €187–401

  10. Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BSL - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 5m
    €191–505

Fribourg to Cologne by train

Calendar160Weekly Trains
Duration6h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€122Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 624.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 24m

What companies run services between Fribourg, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Köln Hbf via Bern, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 24m.

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