There are 9 ways to get from Magdeburg to Colmar by train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 13 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain Ter
7h 36m€125–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Karlsruhebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourgbus 091 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Colmarbus
12h 51m€53–95Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Buckau to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the nighttrain from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Colmarbus
12h 19m€62–264Drive 683.5 km
- Drive from Magdeburg to Colmarcar 683.5 km
5h 48m€110–159Train via Braunschweig
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain Ter
8h 18m€124–308Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmartrain
7h 29m€73–308Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain
8h 7m€135–415Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmartrain
8h 22m€105–411Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmartrain
9h€206–491
Magdeburg to Colmar by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Magdeburg to Colmar is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Magdeburg to Colmar is to drive which takes 5h 48m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Magdeburg to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg and arriving at Colmar via Karlsruhe central train station and Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Magdeburg to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg Hbf and arriving at Colmar via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 36m.
The distance between Magdeburg and Colmar is 723 km. The road distance is 683.5 km.
The best way to get from Magdeburg to Colmar without a car is to train which takes 7h 36m and costs €120 - €280.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Magdeburg to Colmar, including transfers.
Magdeburg to Colmar bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Magdeburg station.
Magdeburg to Colmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Magdeburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Magdeburg to Colmar is to train which takes 7h 36m and costs €120 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 12h 51m.
What companies run services between Magdeburg, Germany and Colmar, France?
You can take a train from Magdeburg Hbf to Colmar via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 7h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Magdeburg to Colmar via Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe central train station, and Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg-Buckau to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–75
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Magdeburg to Colmar bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Karlsruhe station.
Magdeburg to Colmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Magdeburg to Colmar is 683 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Magdeburg to Colmar.
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