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Compare train, coach and flight for Heilbronn to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Heilbronn to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £16. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 38m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £16, and a train costs an average of £26.
Distance: 257 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£26 Average Price Cheapest | £57 Average Price |
4h 37m Average total duration 4h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 8m Average total duration Fastest 3h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Cologne from Heilbronn by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Heilbronn to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FlixBus · FlixBusFastest
19062 · 19264 · ICE 200Other options
19060 · 19262 · IC 1947S4 · 19008 · ICE 74 · ICE 101019060 · 19262 · ICE 612FlixBus · FlixBus
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This is compared to other travel options from Heilbronn to Cologne:
A coach is £10 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Heilbronn to Cologne costing on average £26.
A coach is £137 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Heilbronn to Cologne costing on average £153.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 25m.
Flight takes on average 3h 0m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Heilbronn and Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Stuttgart Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Heilbronn Hbf and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Heilbronn, Hbf (Central station) and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG) to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
- 3 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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