There are 8 ways to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 30m€100–440Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Berlin568.7 km
6h 44m€22–35Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
7h 27mDrive 569.2 km
- Drive from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Stationcar 569.2 km
4h 54m€81–117Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
3h 2m€71–244Bus via Leverkusen
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Berlin zoo train stationbus N1327
10h 53m€53–86Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
3h 25m€99–273Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbtrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
3h 44m€97–326
Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station is to rideshare which costs €22 - €35 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof via S+U Wedding. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 27m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Berlin Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 27m.
The distance between Köln Hbf and Berlin Central Station is 549 km. The road distance is 569.2 km.
The best way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station without a car is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs €100 - €440.
The train from Cologne Hbf to Berlin Hbf takes 4h 27m including transfers and departs hourly.
Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs €100 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 27m, you could also fly, which costs €70 - €250 and takes 3h 2m.
What companies run services between Köln Hbf, Germany and Berlin Central Station, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €100–440 and the journey takes 4h 27m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlin once daily, and the journey takes 5h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leverkusen to Berlin zoo train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Cologne to Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station is 569 km. It takes approximately 4h 54m to drive from Köln Hbf to Berlin Central Station.
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