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Berlin to Cologne by train or flight
About 575 km. The flight is fastest at 4.3 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹1,920 per person.
Cologne to BerlinFastest
Flight
Eurowings, BER–CGN
4.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
ICE high-speed train (via Hanover)
from ₹1,920 per person
Best value
Train
ICE high-speed train (via Hanover)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ICE high-speed train (via Hanover) | 4.7 h | ₹1,920–₹14,910per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Eurowings, BER–CGN | 4.3 h | ₹5,330–₹24,500per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · ICE high-speed train (via Hanover) | ₹3,840–₹29,820 | ₹7,680–₹59,640 |
| Flight · Eurowings, BER–CGN | ₹10,660–₹49,000 | ₹21,320–₹98,000 |
Once you’re in Cologne
- Best time: May – September, late November – December, February (Carnival)
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (May – September, late November – December, February (Carnival)). Cologne Christmas markets and Cologne Carnival can fall this month.
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Plan Berlin and Cologne
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.