How to Travel from
St. Gallen to Cologne
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St. Gallen, Switzerland → Cologne, Germany
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Cheapest and Fastest Ways to Travel from St. Gallen to Cologne
Composite routes from St. Gallen to Cologne
Cheapest
5 h 18 min
Car
542 km.
from $29
Other
7 h 15 min
426 km.
from $154.08
13 h 6 min
428 km.
from $106.52
7 h 41 min
428 km.
from $120.91
4 h 24 min
Train, Plane
427 km.
from $162.53
4 h 19 min
Train, Plane
427 km.
from $261.45
5 h 12 min
Train, Plane
427 km.
from $185.90
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Continue onto Müller-Friedberg-Strasse
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse, 288 м
288 м
Turn right onto Goethestrasse
Goethestrasse, 217 м
217 м
Continue onto Dufourstrasse
Dufourstrasse, 29 м
29 м
Keep right onto Dufourstrasse
Dufourstrasse, 102 м
102 м
Turn left
17 м
17 м
Turn slight right onto Dufourstrasse
Dufourstrasse, 270 м
270 м
Turn right onto Gerhaldenstrasse
Gerhaldenstrasse, 50 м
50 м
Turn left onto Langgasse
Langgasse, 1 km 21 м
1 km 21 м
Continue onto Langgasse
Langgasse, 3 km 796 м
3 km 796 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Romanshornerstrasse
Romanshornerstrasse, 1 km 53 м
1 km 53 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Romanshornerstrasse
Romanshornerstrasse, 13 km 603 м
13 km 603 м
At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Weinfelderstrasse
Weinfelderstrasse, 241 м
241 м
Turn right onto Kreuzlingerstrasse
Kreuzlingerstrasse, 1 km 868 м
1 km 868 м
Turn right onto Kreuzlingerstrasse
Kreuzlingerstrasse, 8 km 201 м
8 km 201 м
Turn left onto Lengwilerstrasse
Lengwilerstrasse, 3 km 996 м
3 km 996 м
Turn right onto Schlösslistrasse
Schlösslistrasse, 201 м
201 м
Turn right onto Hauptstrasse
Hauptstrasse, 171 м
171 м
Turn left onto Kreuzlingerstrasse
Kreuzlingerstrasse, 2 km 806 м
2 km 806 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Remisbergstrasse
Remisbergstrasse, 433 м
433 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Remisbergstrasse
Remisbergstrasse, 252 м
252 м
Turn left onto Hauptstrasse
Hauptstrasse, 376 м
376 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hauptstrasse
Hauptstrasse, 112 м
112 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hauptstrasse
Hauptstrasse, 474 м
474 м
Turn right onto Hauptstrasse
Hauptstrasse, 323 м
323 м
Turn left onto Brückenstrasse
Brückenstrasse, 403 м
403 м
Turn right onto Konstanzerstrasse
Konstanzerstrasse, 270 м
270 м
Turn left onto Grenzbachstraße
Grenzbachstraße, 99 м
99 м
At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Grenzbachstraße
Grenzbachstraße, 1 km 782 м
1 km 782 м
Keep right and drive toward Singen, Reichenau, Meersburg, Mainau
Singen, Reichenau, Meersburg, Mainau, 9 km 502 м
9 km 502 м
Keep right
399 м
399 м
Turn slight right onto B 33 and drive toward Singen
Singen, 21 km 458 м
21 km 458 м
Keep left onto B 33 and take A 81 toward Stuttgart, Villingen-Schwenningen
Stuttgart, Villingen-Schwenningen, A 81, 122 km 687 м
122 km 687 м
Keep right and take B 464 toward Böblingen-Hulb, Sindelfingen-West, Böblingen-Süd, Holzgerlingen
Böblingen-Hulb, Sindelfingen-West, Böblingen-Süd, Holzgerlingen, B 464, 178 м
178 м
Keep left and take B 464 toward Böblingen-Hulb, Sindelfingen-West
Böblingen-Hulb, Sindelfingen-West, B 464, 366 м
366 м
Keep right and take B 464 toward Sindelfingen-West, Böblingen-Hulb
Sindelfingen-West, Böblingen-Hulb, B 464, 1 km 733 м
1 km 733 м
Keep left onto B 464 and take B 464 toward Sindelfingen-West, Calw
Sindelfingen-West, Calw, B 464, 9 km 811 м
9 km 811 м
Keep right onto B 464 and take B 295 toward Stuttgart, Leonberg, Renningen-Ost, Naturtheater
Stuttgart, Leonberg, Renningen-Ost, Naturtheater, B 295, 219 м
219 м
Turn slight right onto B 295
5 km 663 м
5 km 663 м
Keep right and take A 8 toward Karlsruhe, Basel, Pforzheim
Karlsruhe, Basel, Pforzheim, A 8, 27 km 872 м
27 km 872 м
Keep right and take B 294 toward Pforzheim-Nord, Bretten, Maulbronn
Pforzheim-Nord, Bretten, Maulbronn, B 294, 284 м
284 м
Turn right onto B 294 and drive toward Bretten, Neulingen, Maulbronn, Buchbusch
Bretten, Neulingen, Maulbronn, Buchbusch, 5 km 431 м
5 km 431 м
Turn left onto Fasanenstraße
Fasanenstraße, 171 м
171 м
Turn right onto Schwalbenstraße
Schwalbenstraße, 224 м
224 м
Turn left onto Birkenstraße
Birkenstraße, 168 м
168 м
Turn right onto Lindenstraße
Lindenstraße, 342 м
342 м
Turn right onto Am Anger
Am Anger, 256 м
256 м
Turn left onto Am Anger
Am Anger, 17 м
17 м
Turn right onto Am Anger
Am Anger, 56 м
56 м
Turn sharp left onto Brettener Straße and drive toward Bruchsal, Bretten
Brettener Straße, Bruchsal, Bretten, 7 km 301 м
7 km 301 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Pforzheimer Straße
Pforzheimer Straße, 218 м
218 м
Continue onto Wilhelmstraße
Wilhelmstraße, 1 km 701 м
1 km 701 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Zähringerstraße
Zähringerstraße, 348 м
348 м
At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Melanchthonstraße
Melanchthonstraße, 18 km 172 м
18 km 172 м
Keep left onto B 35 and take B 35 toward Germersheim, Graben-Neudorf, Karlsdorf-Neuthard
Germersheim, Graben-Neudorf, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, B 35, 1 km 168 м
1 km 168 м
Keep right onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Frankfurt
Frankfurt, A 5, 25 km 339 м
25 km 339 м
Keep right and take B 535 toward Schwetzingen, Heidelberg, Leimen
Schwetzingen, Heidelberg, Leimen, B 535, 318 м
318 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take B 535 toward Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen, B 535, 350 м
350 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Frankfurt, Darmstadt
Frankfurt, Darmstadt, A 5, 5 km 563 м
5 km 563 м
Keep right and take A 656 toward Mannheim, Heidelberg
Mannheim, Heidelberg, A 656, 240 м
240 м
Keep left and drive toward Mannheim
Mannheim, 1 km 508 м
1 km 508 м
Keep left and take A 5 toward Frankfurt a.M., Darmstadt
Frankfurt a.M., Darmstadt, A 5, 14 km 319 м
14 km 319 м
Keep right and drive toward Mannheim, Viernheim, Weinheim
Mannheim, Viernheim, Weinheim, 193 м
193 м
Keep left and take A 5 toward Mannheim, Viernheim
Mannheim, Viernheim, A 5, 378 м
378 м
Keep left onto A 5 and take A 5 toward Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Köln
Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Köln, A 5, 53 km 788 м
53 km 788 м
Keep left onto A 67
7 km 758 м
7 km 758 м
Keep left onto A 3 and take A 3 toward Köln, Wiesbaden, Hannover, Dortmund, Raunheim
Köln, Wiesbaden, Hannover, Dortmund, Raunheim, A 3, 2 km 812 м
2 km 812 м
Keep left and take A 3 toward Köln, Wiesbaden, Hannover, Dortmund
Köln, Wiesbaden, Hannover, Dortmund, A 3, 73 km 459 м
73 km 459 м
Keep right and take B 255 toward Montabaur, Koblenz, Bad Ems, Wirges
Montabaur, Koblenz, Bad Ems, Wirges, B 255, 1 km 698 м
1 km 698 м
Keep left and take A 3, B 49 toward Köln, Montabaur, Koblenz, Bad Ems
Köln, Montabaur, Koblenz, Bad Ems, A 3, B 49, 302 м
302 м
Keep left and take A 48, A 3 toward Köln, Koblenz
Köln, Koblenz, A 48, A 3, 444 м
444 м
Keep left and take A 3, A 48 toward Dreieck Dernbach, Köln, Koblenz
Dreieck Dernbach, Köln, Koblenz, A 3, A 48, 62 km 44 м
62 km 44 м
Keep right and take A 560 toward Bonn, Sankt Augustin, Siegburg, Flughafen Köln-Bonn, Hennef (Sieg)
Bonn, Sankt Augustin, Siegburg, Flughafen Köln-Bonn, Hennef (Sieg), A 560, 346 м
346 м
Keep left and take A 560 toward Bonn, Siegburg, Sankt Augustin, Flughafen Köln-Bonn
Bonn, Siegburg, Sankt Augustin, Flughafen Köln-Bonn, A 560, 7 km 209 м
7 km 209 м
Keep right and take A 59 toward Köln, Flughafen Köln/Bonn, Troisdorf
Köln, Flughafen Köln/Bonn, Troisdorf, A 59, 15 km 865 м
15 km 865 м
Keep left onto A 559 and drive toward Köln, Aachen, Köln-Porz-Gremberghoven
Köln, Aachen, Köln-Porz-Gremberghoven, 7 km 611 м
7 km 611 м
Keep right onto L 124
1 km 541 м
1 km 541 м
Keep left onto L 124
2 km 614 м
2 km 614 м
Continue onto Mindener Straße
Mindener Straße, 1 km 984 м
1 km 984 м
Keep right and drive toward Altstadt, Zoo/Flora, Handwerkskammer
Altstadt, Zoo/Flora, Handwerkskammer, 90 м
90 м
Arrive at destination
Transport providers
Airlines
Found: 5
Train operators
Found: 11
DB
Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express
2h 30m
3 times a week
$48.35–$53.43
+49 30 311-682904
+49 30 311-682904
SR
Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
1h 14m
Every 20 minutes
$41.98–$76.34
+41 848 44 66 88
+41 848 44 66 88
Questions and Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from St. Gallen to Cologne?
The cheapest way to get from St. Gallen to Cologne is to bus which costs $59.78 - $92.39 and takes 13h 6m.
What is the fastest way to get from St. Gallen to Cologne?
The fastest way to get from St. Gallen to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 19m and costs $130.43 - $391.30 .
Is there a direct bus between St. Gallen and Cologne?
No, there is no direct bus from St. Gallen station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen train station and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Zurich Bus Station and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
Is there a direct train between St. Gallen and Cologne?
No, there is no direct train from St. Gallen to Cologne. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Konstanz Bahnhof and Offenburg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
How far is it from St. Gallen to Cologne?
The distance between St. Gallen and Cologne is 580 km. The road distance is 559.3 km.
How do I travel from St. Gallen to Cologne without a car?
The best way to get from St. Gallen to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs $81.52 - $141.30 .
How long does it take to get from St. Gallen to Cologne?
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from St. Gallen to Cologne, including transfers.
Where do I catch the St. Gallen to Cologne bus from?
St. Gallen to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from St. Gallen train station.
Where do I catch the St. Gallen to Cologne train from?
St. Gallen to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), depart from St. Gallen station.
Train or bus from St. Gallen to Cologne?
The best way to get from St. Gallen to Cologne is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs $81.52 - $141.30 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $59.78 - $92.39 and takes 13h 6m.
Where does the St. Gallen to Cologne bus arrive?
St. Gallen to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Where does the St. Gallen to Cologne train arrive?
St. Gallen to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Can I drive from St. Gallen to Cologne?
Yes, the driving distance between St. Gallen to Cologne is 559 km. It takes approximately 5h 11m to drive from St. Gallen to Cologne.
How do I get a train ticket from St. Gallen to Cologne?
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Where can I stay near Cologne?
There are 1593+ hotels available in Cologne. Prices start at $45.33 per night.
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