How to Travel from
Cologne to Zurich
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Cologne, Germany → Zurich, Switzerland
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Cheapest and Fastest Ways to Travel from Cologne to Zurich
Composite routes from Cologne to Zurich
Cheapest
5 h 20 min
Car
531 km.
from $29
Other
3 h 21 min
Train, Plane
412 km.
from $258.32
5 h 39 min
411 km.
from $205.92
4 h 24 min
Train, Plane
412 km.
from $183.60
4 h 33 min
Train, Plane
412 km.
from $331.14
5 h 44 min
Train, Plane
412 km.
from $189.20
Route Navigator Cologne - Zurich
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Continue and drive toward Altstadt, Zoo/Flora, Handwerkskammer
Altstadt, Zoo/Flora, Handwerkskammer, 53 м
53 м
Turn slight right onto Markmannsgasse
Markmannsgasse, 27 м
27 м
Turn right onto Markmannsgasse
Markmannsgasse, 193 м
193 м
Turn sharp right onto Heumarkt
Heumarkt, 1 km 810 м
1 km 810 м
Keep right onto L 111
1 km 52 м
1 km 52 м
Turn left onto Im Hasental
Im Hasental, 1 km 529 м
1 km 529 м
Keep right and drive toward Porz, Vingst
Porz, Vingst, 1 km 554 м
1 km 554 м
Keep left onto Östliche Zubringerstraße
Östliche Zubringerstraße, 22 km 637 м
22 km 637 м
Keep right and take A 560 toward Frankfurt am Main, Siegburg, Sankt Augustin
Frankfurt am Main, Siegburg, Sankt Augustin, A 560, 7 km 181 м
7 km 181 м
Keep right and take A 3 toward Köln, Frankfurt am Main
Köln, Frankfurt am Main, A 3, 287 м
287 м
Keep right and take A 3 toward Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main, A 3, 136 km 360 м
136 km 360 м
Keep right and take A 67, B 43 toward Basel, Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Raunheim
Basel, Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Raunheim, A 67, B 43, 1 km 594 м
1 km 594 м
Keep left
1 km 909 м
1 km 909 м
Keep right onto A 67 toward A 67
A 67, 75 km 840 м
75 km 840 м
Keep right and take A 656 toward Heidelberg, Mannheim
Heidelberg, Mannheim, A 656, 175 м
175 м
Keep left and take A 656 toward Heidelberg
Heidelberg, A 656, 1 km 529 м
1 km 529 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Karlsruhe, Stuttgart
Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, A 5, 15 km 754 м
15 km 754 м
Keep right and take A 6 toward Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Dreieck Hockenheim
Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Dreieck Hockenheim, A 6, 246 м
246 м
Keep left and take A 6 toward Stuttgart, Heilbronn
Stuttgart, Heilbronn, A 6, 484 м
484 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Basel, Karlsruhe
Basel, Karlsruhe, A 5, 15 km 214 м
15 km 214 м
Keep right onto A 5 and take B 35 toward Bruchsal, Bretten, Germersheim, Karlsdorf-Neuthard
Bruchsal, Bretten, Germersheim, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, B 35, 265 м
265 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take B 35 toward Bruchsal, Bretten
Bruchsal, Bretten, B 35, 324 м
324 м
Keep right onto B 35 and take B 35 toward Bruchsal, Bretten
Bruchsal, Bretten, B 35, 2 km 686 м
2 km 686 м
Keep right onto B 35 and take B 35 toward Bruchsal, Bretten, Stutensee, Forst
Bruchsal, Bretten, Stutensee, Forst, B 35, 290 м
290 м
Keep right onto B 35 and take B 35 toward Bretten, Bruchsal, Stutensee
Bretten, Bruchsal, Stutensee, B 35, 17 km 347 м
17 km 347 м
Keep right onto B 294 and drive toward A 8, Pforzheim, Neulingen, Bretten-West, Rechbergklinik
A 8, Pforzheim, Neulingen, Bretten-West, Rechbergklinik, 48 м
48 м
Turn slight right onto Melanchthonstraße
Melanchthonstraße, 441 м
441 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Melanchthonstraße
Melanchthonstraße, 309 м
309 м
At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Wilhelmstraße
Wilhelmstraße, 1 km 539 м
1 km 539 м
Continue onto Wilhelmstraße
Wilhelmstraße, 261 м
261 м
Continue onto Pforzheimer Straße
Pforzheimer Straße, 178 м
178 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Pforzheimer Straße
Pforzheimer Straße, 7 km 338 м
7 km 338 м
Turn sharp right onto Am Anger
Am Anger, 56 м
56 м
Turn left onto Am Anger
Am Anger, 17 м
17 м
Turn right onto Am Anger
Am Anger, 256 м
256 м
Turn left onto Lindenstraße
Lindenstraße, 342 м
342 м
Turn left onto Birkenstraße
Birkenstraße, 168 м
168 м
Turn right onto Schwalbenstraße
Schwalbenstraße, 224 м
224 м
Turn left onto Fasanenstraße
Fasanenstraße, 171 м
171 м
Turn right onto B 294
6 km 689 м
6 km 689 м
Turn left and take A 8 toward Stuttgart
Stuttgart, A 8, 21 km 175 м
21 km 175 м
Keep right and drive toward Rutesheim, Weissach, Renningen-West
Rutesheim, Weissach, Renningen-West, 190 м
190 м
Turn right onto L 1180
308 м
308 м
Turn left onto Malmsheimer Straße
Malmsheimer Straße, 3 km 906 м
3 km 906 м
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Perouser Straße
Perouser Straße, 1 km 115 м
1 km 115 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Nordrandstraße
Nordrandstraße, 68 м
68 м
Turn slight right onto Nordrandstraße
Nordrandstraße, 1 km 939 м
1 km 939 м
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nord-Süd-Straße
Nord-Süd-Straße, 381 м
381 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Nord-Süd-Straße
Nord-Süd-Straße, 1 km 242 м
1 km 242 м
At roundabout, take exit 3 onto K 1015
1 km 681 м
1 km 681 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto K 1015
201 м
201 м
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto K 1015
135 м
135 м
Turn left onto B 295 and drive toward Stuttgart, Leonberg, Renningen-Ost
Stuttgart, Leonberg, Renningen-Ost, 1 km 836 м
1 km 836 м
Keep right and take B 464 toward Reutlingen, Magstadt, Renningen-Süd
Reutlingen, Magstadt, Renningen-Süd, B 464, 163 м
163 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto B 464
100 м
100 м
Continue onto B 464
8 km 124 м
8 km 124 м
Keep right and drive toward Böblingen-Hulb, Singen, Stuttgart
Böblingen-Hulb, Singen, Stuttgart, 152 м
152 м
Keep left toward A 81
A 81, 1 km 637 м
1 km 637 м
Keep right and take A 81 toward Singen
Singen, A 81, 102 km 971 м
102 km 971 м
Keep right and take B 31, B 311 toward Geisingen, Blumberg, Immendingen
Geisingen, Blumberg, Immendingen, B 31, B 311, 327 м
327 м
Turn left onto B 31
1 km 599 м
1 km 599 м
Keep left onto B 31
51 м
51 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto L 185
6 km 350 м
6 km 350 м
Turn left onto K 5923
127 м
127 м
Keep right onto K 5924
5 km 158 м
5 km 158 м
Keep right
14 м
14 м
Turn right
1 km 895 м
1 km 895 м
Turn slight right onto Leipferdinger Straße
Leipferdinger Straße, 1 km 518 м
1 km 518 м
Turn left onto Ludwig-Gerer-Straße
Ludwig-Gerer-Straße, 2 km 853 м
2 km 853 м
Turn right onto K 6137
2 km 677 м
2 km 677 м
Turn left onto K 6137
2 km 196 м
2 km 196 м
Turn right onto Schlauchstraße
Schlauchstraße, 1 km 126 м
1 km 126 м
Turn left onto Schlauchstraße
Schlauchstraße, 7 km 203 м
7 km 203 м
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mühlentalstrasse
Mühlentalstrasse, 1 km 167 м
1 km 167 м
Turn right onto Lochstrasse
Lochstrasse, 1 km 866 м
1 km 866 м
Turn left onto Nordstrasse
Nordstrasse, 1 km 787 м
1 km 787 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Rietstrasse
Rietstrasse, 396 м
396 м
Turn left onto Sonnenburggutstrasse
Sonnenburggutstrasse, 2 km 215 м
2 km 215 м
Continue onto Zollstrasse
Zollstrasse, 6 km 769 м
6 km 769 м
At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Waldshuter Straße
Waldshuter Straße, 10 km 158 м
10 km 158 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Schaffhauserstrasse
Schaffhauserstrasse, 4 km 202 м
4 km 202 м
Turn right
343 м
343 м
At roundabout, take exit 1
2 km 169 м
2 km 169 м
Keep left onto A51
15 km 691 м
15 km 691 м
Keep right onto A1L and drive toward Zürich-City
Zürich-City, 3 km 612 м
3 km 612 м
Keep left
305 м
305 м
Turn left
26 м
26 м
At roundabout, take exit 1
1 km 547 м
1 km 547 м
Turn slight right onto Winterthurerstrasse
Winterthurerstrasse, 2 km 533 м
2 km 533 м
Turn slight right onto Universitätstrasse
Universitätstrasse, 1 km 914 м
1 km 914 м
Turn slight right onto Rämistrasse
Rämistrasse, 199 м
199 м
Turn slight right onto Rämistrasse
Rämistrasse, 55 м
55 м
Turn left onto Heimplatz
Heimplatz, 234 м
234 м
Turn right onto Schanzengasse
Schanzengasse, 258 м
258 м
Arrive at destination
Transport providers
Airlines
Found: 6
Train operators
Found: 9
DB
Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express
57 min
Hourly
$40.22–$45.65
+49 30 311-682904
+49 30 311-682904
SR
Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
1h 12m
Every 20 minutes
$35.87–$65.22
+41 848 44 66 88
+41 848 44 66 88
Questions and Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Cologne to Zurich?
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Zurich is to bus which costs $53.26 - $97.83 and takes 9h 52m.
What is the fastest way to get from Cologne to Zurich?
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 3h 21m and costs $141.30 - $380.43 .
Is there a direct train between Cologne and Zurich?
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Zürich HB. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 23m.
How far is it from Cologne to Zurich?
The distance between Cologne and Zurich is 470 km. The road distance is 572.9 km.
How do I travel from Cologne to Zurich without a car?
The best way to get from Cologne to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs $103.26 - $206.52 .
How long does it take to get from Cologne to Zurich?
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Cologne to Zurich, including transfers.
Where do I catch the Cologne to Zurich train from?
Cologne to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Train, bus or fly from Cologne to Zurich?
The best way to get from Cologne to Zurich is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs $103.26 - $206.52 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $53.26 - $97.83 and takes 9h 52m, you could also fly, which costs $76.09 - $293.48 and takes 3h 48m.
Where does the Cologne to Zurich train arrive?
Cologne to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Can I drive from Cologne to Zurich?
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Zurich is 573 km. It takes approximately 4h 56m to drive from Cologne to Zurich.
How do I get a train ticket from Cologne to Zurich?
Book your Cologne to Zurich train tickets online with Omio.
Where can I stay near Zurich?
There are 987+ hotels available in Zurich. Prices start at $87.15 per night.
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