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How to get fromKöln Hbf to Interlaken Ost Stationby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Köln Hbf to Interlaken Ost Station by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain train Ic61 / ...
    6h 41m
    CHF 97–527

  2. Train via Mannheim

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain train Ice
    7h 1m
    CHF 63–529

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ostbus bus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
    9h 55m

  4. Drive 637.6 km

    1. Drive from Köln Hbf to Interlaken Ost Stationcar car 637.6 km
    5h 39m
    CHF 103–149

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbtrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain train
    6h 6m
    CHF 133–550

  6. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain train Ic61 / ...
    9h 26m
    CHF 108–277

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbtrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain train
    5h 54m
    CHF 152–495

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    3. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain train
    6h 22m
    CHF 132–371

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain train
    6h 44m
    CHF 139–409

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    3. Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain train
    8h 19m
    CHF 79–221

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    4. Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain train
    8h 47m
    CHF 76–229

Köln Hbf to Interlaken Ost Station by train

Calendar108Weekly Trains
Duration6h 41mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 97Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 652.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 41m

What companies run services between Köln Hbf, Germany and Interlaken Ost Station, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Interlaken Ost via Basel SBB in around 6h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost via Zürich Bus Station and Zürich HB Schweizerhof in around 9h 55m.

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