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Compare coach and train for Cologne to Friedrichshafen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Friedrichshafen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £28. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 8m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £28, and a train costs an average of £44.
Distance: 408 km
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£117 Average Price | £41 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 38m Average total duration Fastest 5h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 34m Average total duration 9h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Friedrichshafen
How to get to Friedrichshafen from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Friedrichshafen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
22:3513h10Cologne11:45Friedrichshafen£461One-way0 changes
Cheapest
22:3513h10Cologne11:45Friedrichshafen£461One-way0 changes
Fastest
21:0511h05Cologne8:10Friedrichshafen£601One-way0 changes
Other options
1:1015h10Cologne16:20Friedrichshafen£471One-way0 changes
21:3513h10Cologne10:45Friedrichshafen£581One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Friedrichshafen:
A coach is £75 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Friedrichshafen costing on average £117.
Other travel options to Friedrichshafen take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 4m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Friedrichshafen as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Friedrichshafen Stadt.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Friedrichshafen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) to go to Friedrichshafen by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 0 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC).
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