There are 4 ways to get from Oberhausen to Cologne by train, car, taxi, or rideshare
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Oberhausen to Cologne by train
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The cheapest way to get from Oberhausen to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €3 - €8 and takes 1h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Oberhausen to Cologne is to drive which takes 45 min and costs €13 - €20.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Oberhausen Hbf and arriving at Koeln Hbf. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 56 min.
The distance between Oberhausen and Cologne is 71 km. The road distance is 72.9 km.
The best way to get from Oberhausen to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 56 min and costs €8 - €22.
The train from Oberhausen Hbf to Koeln Hbf takes 56 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Oberhausen to Cologne train services, operated by National Express, depart from Oberhausen Hbf station.
Oberhausen to Cologne train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Koeln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oberhausen to Cologne is 73 km. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from Oberhausen to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Oberhausen, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
National Express operates a train from Oberhausen Hbf to Koeln Hbf every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 56 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Oberhausen to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €210–260
Taxi Arnu
- Phone
- +49 1590 6426696
- Website
- taxi-arnu.de
Taxi Essen e.G.
- Phone
- +49 201 777 777
- Website
- taxiessen.de
Taxi Harris
- Phone
- +49 160 7668813
- Website
- taxiharris.de
Taxi Steele e.V.
- Phone
- +49 201 54954
- Website
- taxi-steele.de
Trans-Port-Essen
- Phone
- +49 201 706090
- Website
- trans-port-essen.de
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