There are 7 ways to get from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
2h 41m€50–240Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Hanover to Cologne291.9 km
3h 29m€11–23Bus
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
3h 46mDrive 292.2 km
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbfcar 292.2 km
2h 33m€42–61Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
5h 26m€140–335Train via Paderborn
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Koeln Hbftrain Re
5h 16mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain
3h 39m€123–356
Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf is to rideshare which costs €11 - €23 and takes 3h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf is to drive which takes 2h 33m and costs €40 - €60.
No, there is no direct bus from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Südviertel, Essen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 46m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 41m.
The distance between Hannover Hbf and Köln Hbf is 295 km. The road distance is 292.2 km.
The best way to get from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf without a car is to train which takes 2h 41m and costs €50 - €240.
The train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Cologne Hbf takes 2h 41m including transfers and departs hourly.
Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf is to train which takes 2h 41m and costs €50 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3h 46m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €340 and takes 5h 26m.
What companies run services between Hannover Hbf, Germany and Köln Hbf, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €50–240 and the journey takes 2h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf via Essen Hbf, Südviertel, Essen, Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, and Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld in around 3h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kamen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Hanover to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf is 292 km. It takes approximately 2h 33m to drive from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf.
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