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Compare train and coach for Cologne to Tours
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Tours among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £48 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 5h 43m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £48, while a train costs an average of £123.
Distance: 603 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
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£123 Average Price | £48 Average Price Cheapest | £144 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 43m Average total duration Fastest 5h 13m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 50m Average total duration 11h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 13m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Tours:
A coach is £75 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Tours costing on average £123.
Other travel options to Tours take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 50m.
The journey is about 3h 0m faster (5h 13m by train vs 8h 13m by car) and roughly £21 cheaper once you factor in fuel and tolls (£123 vs £144). You'll also arrive in the city centre rather than hunting for parking, and you can work, read, or watch the landscape go by instead of concentrating on the road.
Driving is still worth considering if you want to stop along the way or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Tours
How to get to Tours from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Tours is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
9:5512h45Cologne22:40Tours£361One-way0 changes
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- 9:5512h45Cologne22:40Tours£361One-way0 changes
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- 9:5512h45Cologne22:40Tours£361One-way0 changes
Other options
- 22:0014h30Cologne12:30Tours£371One-way0 changes
- 5:2013h40Cologne19:00Tours£451One-way0 changes
- 4:2013h40Cologne18:00Tours£521One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Tours:
A coach is £75 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Tours costing on average £123.
Other travel options to Tours take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 50m.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Tours 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 Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Tours station.
- Travel with Eurostar to go to Tours by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus to go to Tours by coach.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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