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Cologne to Munich by train or flight
About 575 km. The flight is fastest at 4.3 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,130 per person.
Munich to CologneFastest
Flight
Eurowings / Lufthansa, CGN–MUC
4.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
ICE high-speed train
from ₹2,130 per person
Best value
Train
ICE high-speed train
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 | 4.8 h | ₹2,130–₹15,980per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Eurowings / Lufthansa, CGN–MUC | 4.3 h | ₹5,860–₹25,560per 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 | ₹4,260–₹31,960 | ₹8,520–₹63,920 |
| Flight · Eurowings / Lufthansa, CGN–MUC | ₹11,720–₹51,120 | ₹23,440–₹1,02,240 |
Once you’re in Munich
- Best time: May – October, December
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – October, December). Munich Christmas markets can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Cologne and Munich
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