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Frankfurt to Cologne by train or bus
About 190 km. The train is fastest at 1.4 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹850 per person.
Cologne to FrankfurtFastest
Train
ICE high-speed train (high-speed line)
1.4 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
FlixBus coach
from ₹850 per person
Best value
Train
ICE high-speed train (high-speed line)
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 (high-speed line) | 1.4 h | ₹1,070–₹8,520per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | FlixBus coach | 2.9 h | ₹850–₹2,130per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
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 (high-speed line) | ₹2,140–₹17,040 | ₹4,280–₹34,080 |
| Bus · FlixBus coach | ₹1,700–₹4,260 | ₹3,400–₹8,520 |
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 Frankfurt and Cologne
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.