There are 10 ways to get from Hitchin to Cologne by train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Hitchin to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
5h 43m€159–397Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Hitchin to Cambridge Southtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
5h€59–247Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hitchin to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
6h 38m€226–274Train via Bus Station
- Take the train from Stevenage to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain Tha
6h 56m€93–304Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hitchin to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
7h 45m€100–191Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Hitchin to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LGW - CGN
5h 5m€104–252Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hitchin to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
5h 38m€111–327Fly Luton Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane LTN - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 7mTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hitchin to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
6h 20m€140–366Fly London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
8h 12m€75–343
Hitchin to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hitchin to Cologne is to train via Bus Station which costs €90 - €310 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Hitchin to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h and costs €55 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Hitchin to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Hitchin and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 43m.
The distance between Hitchin and Cologne is 642 km.
The best way to get from Hitchin to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs €150 - €400.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Hitchin to Cologne, including transfers.
Hitchin to Cologne train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Hitchin station.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Hitchin. It is currently 10:48 AM in Hitchin and 11:48 AM in Cologne.
Hitchin to Cologne train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Book your Hitchin to Cologne train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Hitchin, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Hitchin to Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Hitchin to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Hitchin to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Stevenage to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Hitchin to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Hitchin to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Hitchin to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Hitchin to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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