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How to get fromLes Houches to Cologneby bus, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), car, or train

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There are 12 ways to get from Les Houches to Cologne by bus, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), car, or train

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  1. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    6h 45m
    €114–318

  2. Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus bus
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    9h 25m
    €44–199

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain train Tha
    11h 16m
    €313–505

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus 144
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    14h 48m
    €87–107

  5. Drive  757.2 km

    1. Drive from Les Houches to Colognecar car 757.2 km
    7h 10m
    €122–176

  6. Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    8h 40m
    €116–330

  7. Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus bus
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MXP - CGN
    8h 48m
    €75–249

  8. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 37m
    €157–351

  9. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain train
    2. Take the train from Visp to Berntrain train
    3. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    9h 59m
    €208–426

  10. Bus, train via Mannheim

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    11h 32m
    €194–386

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 45m
    €194–471

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Annemassetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Annemasse to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz to Trier central train stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain train
    20h 21m
    €97–247

Les Houches to Cologne by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration11h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€313Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 706.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 45m

What companies run services between Les Houches, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Les Houches to Köln Hbf via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 11h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mairie to Köln via Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) and Zürich Bus Station in around 14h 48m.

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