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How to get fromCologne to Munichby train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Munich by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane

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    •  –  Arrives next day

      train train 6h 8m • Direct

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      train train 4h 15m • Direct

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      train train 4h 44m • Direct

  2. Rideshare

    cheapest
    1. Take the rideshare from Cologne to Munichrideshare rideshare 552.6 km
    6h
    €22–45

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Munich central bus stationbus bus N28
    9h 6m
    €50–80

  4. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Muenchen Ostnighttrain night train Nj
    7h 52m
    €35–120

  5. Drive  552.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Munichcar car 552.9 km
    5h 14m
    €100–144

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain train
    7h 18m
    €138–173

  7. Bus via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen

    1. Take the bus from Köln Airport to München, ZOBbus bus
    10h 41m

  8. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Köln to München, ZOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    11h 25m
    €85–95

  9. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CGN - MUC
    2h 55m
    €88–252

  10. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DUS - MUC
    3h 44m
    €96–255

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane FRA - MUC
    3h 30m
    €100–254

Cologne to Munich by train

Calendar298Weekly Trains
Duration4h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€35Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 572.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 27m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Munich, Germany?

Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €85–170 and the journey takes 4h 27m. Four other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Munich central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €50–80 and the journey takes 7h 30m.

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