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Compare train and coach for Cologne to Giessen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Giessen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £8. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 2h 9m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £8, and a train costs an average of £24.
Distance: 126 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£45 Average Price | £14 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 50m Average total duration 2h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 39m Average total duration Fastest 2h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
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Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Giessen
How to get to Giessen from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Giessen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus1:102h10Bergisch Gladbach, Busbahnhof (Bensberg U)3:20Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)£141One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus1:102h10Bergisch Gladbach, Busbahnhof (Bensberg U)3:20Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)£141One-way0 changes
Fastest
- FlixBus1:102h10Bergisch Gladbach, Busbahnhof (Bensberg U)3:20Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)£141One-way0 changes
Other options
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151078:222h25Cologne Hbf10:47Giessen station£441One-way1 change - IC 1940 · 4756+246348:533h33Cologne Hbf12:26Giessen station£511One-way2 changes
- ICE 103 · ICE 25 · ICE 16708:542h12Cologne Hbf11:06Giessen station£671One-way2 changes
- FlixBus0:452h35Leverkusen, Bf Mitte3:20Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)£141One-way0 changes
- FlixBus8:002h25Leverkusen, Bf Mitte10:25Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)£141One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Cologne to Giessen
Travel to Giessen easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Cologne to Giessen.
This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Giessen:
A coach is £31 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Giessen costing on average £45.
Other travel options to Giessen take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 20m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Giessen 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 Giessen station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Leverkusen, Bf Mitte and arrive in Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, RVK Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH NL Berg.Gladb, Wupsi to go to Giessen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Hessische Landesbahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) to go to Giessen by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
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