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Compare train, coach and flight for Halle to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Halle to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 46m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, and a train costs an average of £16.
Distance: 355 km
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£55 Average Price | £29 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 16m Average total duration Fastest 4h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 41m Average total duration 6h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Cologne from Halle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Halle to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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ICE 9590 · ICE 726Other options
ICE 1503 · ICE 595 · ICE 724
ICE 1503 · ICE 595 · ICE 1645
ICE 1503 · ICE 595 · ICE 314
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LH2125+
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FAQs: Halle to Cologne
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This is compared to other travel options from Halle to Cologne:
A train is £2 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Halle to Cologne costing on average £18.
A train is £210 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Halle to Cologne costing on average £227.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 48m.
Coach takes on average 7h 15m.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Halle and Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dresden Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Halle(Saale) Hbf and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Halle, ZOB and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Cologne by coach.
- 0 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
- 3 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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