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There are 6 ways to get from Plön to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Ploen to Luebeck Hbftrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re8
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    6h 26m
    €120–447

  2. Drive 509.6 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Plön to Colognecar car 509.6 km
    4h 31m
    €73–106

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ploen to Luebeck Hbftrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re8
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    8h 38m

  4. Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Ploen to Luebeck Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane HAM - DUS
    5h 10m
    €129–370

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plön Stadtgraben/B430 to Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhofbus bus 360
    2. Take the bus from Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße) to Hauptbahnhof/ZOBbus bus Ev7
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus bus
    12h 3m

  6. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Ploen to Luebeck Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HAM - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 36m
    €148–431

Plön to Cologne by train

Calendar147Weekly Trains
Duration6h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket€120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 545.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 26m

What companies run services between Plön, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Ploen to Köln Hbf via Lübeck Hbf and Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Plön Stadtgraben/B430 to Köln Heumarkt via Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof, Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße), Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 12h 3m.

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