There are 7 ways to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 27m€100–440Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Berlin568.7 km
6h 42m€22–35Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Berlin zoo train stationbus N1327
10h 36m€56–92Drive 570.3 km
- Drive from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbfcar 570.3 km
4h 55m€82–118Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
2h 59m€71–244Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
3h 33m€97–277Train 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 41m€97–325
Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf is to rideshare which costs €22 - €35 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf is to fly which takes 2h 59m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf station. However, there are services departing from Leverkusen and arriving at Berlin zoo train station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 36m.
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 Hbf is 549 km. The road distance is 570.3 km.
The best way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf without a car is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs €100 - €440.
The train from Cologne Hbf to Berlin Hbf takes 4h 27m including transfers and departs hourly.
Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs €100 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €95 and takes 10h 36m, you could also fly, which costs €70 - €250 and takes 2h 59m.
What companies run services between Köln Hbf, Germany and Berlin Hbf, 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, FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Berlin zoo train station once daily. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 9h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
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
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- 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
- €50–290
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
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- 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 Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Berlin zoo train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Cologne to Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin zoo train station.
Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf is 570 km. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf.
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