Train

Take the train Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express at the station Hamburg Hbf.

The journey takes approximately 4 h 4 m. Ticket price is about €27 The travel distance is 435 km.

Carrier is Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express.

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Get off at the Köln Hbf.


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Train

Take the train S-Bahn Hamburg at the station Hamburg Jungfernstieg.

The journey takes approximately 18 m. Ticket price is about €3 The travel distance is 12 km.

Carrier is S-Bahn Hamburg.

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Get off at the Hamburg Harburg.
Take the train Flixtrain at the station Hamburg-Harburg.

The journey takes approximately 2 h 46 m. Ticket price is about €24 The travel distance is 345 km.

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Take the train National Express at the station Gelsenkirchen Hbf.

The journey takes approximately 1 h 16 m. Ticket price is about €17 The travel distance is 96 km.

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Get off at the Koeln-Ehrenfeld.


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Bus

Take the FlixBus bus at the Hamburg central bus station station .

The journey takes approximately 6 h 50 m. Ticket price is about €35 The travel distance is 454 km.

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Get off at the Leverkusen.
Take the Wupsi bus at the Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf station .

The journey takes approximately 31 m. The travel distance is 13 km.

Carrier is Wupsi.

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Get off at the Köln Heumarkt.


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Night train

Take the train Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express at the station Hamburg Hbf.

The journey takes approximately 4 h 13 m. Ticket price is about €60 The travel distance is 466 km.

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Get off at the Köln Messe/Deutz Bf.


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Drive

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The journey takes approximately 3 h 38 m. The travel distance is 422 km.

Get off at the Cologne.


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Fly to Cologne Bonn

Take the train S-Bahn Hamburg at the station Hamburg Jungfernstieg.

The journey takes approximately 28 m. Ticket price is about €3 The travel distance is 15 km.

Carrier is S-Bahn Hamburg.

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Get off at the Hamburg Airport.
Fly out to Hamburg (HAM) of the Cologne Bonn (CGN) airport.

The journey takes approximately 1 h Ticket price is about €65

Carrier is Eurowings.

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Get off at the Cologne Bonn (CGN).
Take the train Deutsche Bahn Regional at the station Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf.

The journey takes approximately 16 m. Ticket price is about €4 The travel distance is 15 km.

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Get off at the Köln Hbf.


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Fly to Dusseldorf train

Take the train S-Bahn Hamburg at the station Hamburg Central Station.

The journey takes approximately 28 m. Ticket price is about €3 The travel distance is 443 km.

Carrier is S-Bahn Hamburg.

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Get off at the Cologne Central Station.
Fly out to Hamburg (HAM) of the Dusseldorf (DUS) airport.

The journey takes approximately 55 m. Ticket price is about €60

Carrier is Eurowings.

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Get off at the Dusseldorf (DUS).
Take the Rheinbahn AG bus at the D-Flughafen Terminal A/B station .

The journey takes approximately 5 m. The travel distance is 12 km.

Carrier is Rheinbahn AG.

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Get off at the D-Flughafen Bf.
Take the train National Express at the station Duesseldorf Flughafen.

The journey takes approximately 39 m. Ticket price is about €8 The travel distance is 48 km.

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Get off at the Koeln Hbf.


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Fly to Frankfurt train

Take the train S-Bahn Hamburg at the station Hamburg Central Station.

The journey takes approximately 28 m. Ticket price is about €3 The travel distance is 443 km.

Carrier is S-Bahn Hamburg.

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Get off at the Cologne Central Station.
Fly out to Hamburg (HAM) of the Frankfurt (FRA) airport.

The journey takes approximately 1 h 10 m. Ticket price is about €65

Carrier is Lufthansa.

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Get off at the Frankfurt (FRA).
Take the train Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express at the station Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf.

The journey takes approximately 2 h 11 m. Ticket price is about €35 The travel distance is 203 km.

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The cheapest way to travel from Hamburg to Cologne is by taking a Rideshare with an average price of €16. The journey takes approximately 4 ч. 23 мин.

Fly to Cologne Bonn is the fastest way to travel from Hamburg to Cologne. Tickets cost €72. The journey takes approximately 2 ч. 51 мин.

Hamburg is approximately 422 km away from Cologne. The trip by car takes 3 h 38 m.

The average journey time by car between Hamburg and Cologne is 3 h 38 m.