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Munich to Cologne by train or flight
About 575 km. The flight is fastest at 4.3 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,130 per person.
Cologne to MunichFastest
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 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 Munich and Cologne
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.