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Compare train and coach 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 an average ticket price of £36 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 5h 31m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.4kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £36, while a train costs an average of £66.
Distance: 408 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£66 Average Price | £36 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 31m Average total duration Fastest 5h 1m 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 |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
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.
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:0511h05Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)10:10Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof£271One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:0511h05Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)10:10Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof£271One-way1 change
Fastest
- ICE 911 · 42075:254h27Cologne Hbf9:52Friedrichshafen Stadt£451One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 827 · ICE 1699 · ICE 991 · 30793:216h03Cologne Hbf9:24Friedrichshafen Stadt£311One-way3 changes
- ICE 511 · 48035:484h37Cologne Hbf10:25Friedrichshafen Stadt£451One-way1 change
- ICE 921 · 4251 · ICE 511 · 48033:496h36Cologne Hbf10:25Friedrichshafen Stadt£451One-way3 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:3515h25Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)10:00Friedrichshafen, Am Flugplatz£301One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:3513h10Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)12:45Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof£311One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:1015h05Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)18:15Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof£311One-way1 change
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FAQs: Cologne to Friedrichshafen
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Friedrichshafen:
A coach is £57 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Friedrichshafen costing on average £93.
Other travel options to Friedrichshafen take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 34m.
- Around 8 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 train and coach 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 Deutsche Bahn to go to Friedrichshafen by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Friedrichshafen by coach.
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