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Compare train and coach for Cologne to Bamberg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Bamberg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £12. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 51m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £12, and a train costs an average of £19.
Distance: 303 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£62 Average Price | £23 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 21m Average total duration Fastest 3h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 38m Average total duration 5h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.8kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Bamberg from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Cologne to Bamberg is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Bamberg:
A coach is £7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Bamberg costing on average £19.
Other travel options to Bamberg take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 45m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Bamberg as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Bamberg, Bahnhof (Brennerstraße).
- Flights mostly depart from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Bamberg.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, National Express, Intercity to go to Bamberg by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Bamberg by coach.
- 4 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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