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How to get fromSaalfeld to Cologneby train, bus, car, or plane

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

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Erfurt Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    5h 52m
    €266–562

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Jena Paradiestrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Leverkusenbus bus 020
    8h 51m
    €44–96

  3. Drive 398 km

    1. Drive from Saalfeld to Colognecar car 398 km
    3h 51m
    €57–83

  4. Train, fly

    1. Take the train from Saalfeld to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane NUE - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 41m
    €155–422

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Erfurt Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 51
    6h 58m
    €276–602

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Neudietendorftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Neudietendorf to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Kamen to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    8h 15m

Saalfeld to Cologne by train

Calendar112Weekly Trains
Duration5h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 503.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 52m

What companies run services between Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Erfurt Hbf and Frankfurt in around 5h 52m.

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