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There are 10 ways to get from Chamonix to Cologne by bus, plane, train, car, or train (TGV, Eurostar)

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  1. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    5h 24m
    €115–324

  2. Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus bus
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    8h 4m
    €46–197

  3. Bus, train via Mannheim

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    10h 13m
    €174–351

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus 144
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    13h 30m
    €87–107

  5. Drive  749.7 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Colognecar car 749.7 km
    7h 2m
    €138–199

  6. Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus bus
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MXP - CGN
    7h 30m
    €77–245

  7. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 8m
    €155–346

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    10h 27m
    €174–426

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    11h 54m
    €219–426

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Annemassetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Annemasse to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz to Trier central train stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain train
    20h 15m
    €102–156

Chamonix to Cologne by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration11h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€219Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 697.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 24m

What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Köln via Zürich Bus Station in around 13h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Koeln Hbf via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 11h 54m.

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