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

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain train R91
    2. Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    10h 30m
    €149–694

  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 23m
    €69–228

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Aostabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Aosta to Basel SBBbus bus
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    12h 24m
    €120–603

  4. Drive 757.2 km

    1. Drive from Les Houches to Colognecar car 757.2 km
    7h 10m
    €118–170

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

    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 43m
    €130–319

  6. Train via Paris

    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 10m
    €203–376

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Aostabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Aosta to Basel SBBbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus bus
    14h 28m

  8. 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
    19h 56m
    €111–221

  9. 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
    6h 59m
    €179–430

  10. 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 50m
    €80–211

  11. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane GVA - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 28m
    €126–404

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

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Annemassetrain train
    2. Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    9h 58m
    €191–565

Les Houches to Cologne by train

Calendar127Weekly Trains
Duration10h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€149Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 799 km
  • Duration: 10h 30m

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

You can take a train from Les Houches to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Vallorcine, Martigny, Visp, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mairie to Köln via Chamonix, Aosta, Basel SBB, and Basel, Bahnhof in around 14h 28m.

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