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Compare train, coach and flight for Cologne to Potsdam
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Potsdam among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from £35. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 10m. 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 train costs an average of £35, and a flight costs an average of £58.
Distance: 452 km
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Most popular Train | Flight |
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£88 Average Price Cheapest | £137 Average Price |
5h 38m Average total duration 5h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 10m Average total duration Fastest 1h 10m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.4 - 2.7kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Potsdam
How to get to Potsdam from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Potsdam is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus+
FlixTrain15:019h19Cologne Hbf0:20Potsdam, ZOB am Hauptbahnhof£501One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus+FlixTrain15:019h19Cologne Hbf0:20Potsdam, ZOB am Hauptbahnhof£501One-way1 change
Fastest
- EW805721:251h10Cologne Bonn Airport22:35Berlin Brandenburg Airport£991One-way0 changes
Other options
- ICE 847 · S79:265h36Cologne Hbf15:02Potsdam Hbf£1031One-way1 change
- 28508 · ICE 143 · S3 · S78:315h51Cologne Hbf14:22Potsdam Hbf£1031One-way3 changes
- 28508 · ICE 143 · S78:316h01Cologne Hbf14:32Potsdam Hbf£1031One-way2 changes
- EW49:501h10Cologne Bonn Airport11:00Berlin Brandenburg Airport£1271One-way0 changes
- EW805513:551h10Cologne Bonn Airport15:05Berlin Brandenburg Airport£1561One-way0 changes
LH121 · LH158+LH535017:405h35Cologne Bonn Airport23:15Leipzig/Halle Airport£2901One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Potsdam:
A coach is £44 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Potsdam costing on average £88.
A coach is £93 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Cologne to Potsdam costing on average £137.
Other travel options to Potsdam take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 8m.
Coach takes on average 13h 44m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 7 flights per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Potsdam as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Potsdam Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Potsdam, ZOB am Hauptbahnhof.
- Travel with Eurowings, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta to go to Potsdam by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Potsdam by train.
- 3 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC).
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