- Must visit
Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg
Leading art museum with major European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Cheapest price on Oct 20
$28
Average ticket price on Oct 20
$32
Fastest journey on Oct 20
4 h 55 m
Average journey duration on Oct 20
5 h 27 m
Buses on Oct 20
11
Distance
336 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Cologne to Nuremberg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Cologne to Nuremberg will cost around $32 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $28.
On Tue, Oct 20, we found 11 buses from Cologne to Nuremberg, including 11 direct services.
On Tue, Oct 20 the direct buses cover the 336 km distance in an average of 5 h 27 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 4 h 55 m .
On Tue, Oct 20 the slowest buses will take 5 h 55 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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FlixBusBuses from Cologne to Nuremberg run on average 9 times per day, taking around 6h 3m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $23 (€19) but you can travel from only $9 (€7) by train.
There are 9 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:05, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 208 miles (336 km) distance in 4h 55m.
Distance 208 miles (336 km) |
Average bus duration 6h 3m |
Cheapest ticket price $23 (€19) |
Buses per day 9 |
Direct buses 9 |
Fastest bus 4h 55m |
First bus 12:05 AM |
Last bus 11:55 PM |
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| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:20AM | Arrival Time 08:15AM | Duration 5h55 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:00AM | Arrival Time 07:10AM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:10AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00AM | Arrival Time 08:10AM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Tue, Thu | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:40AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:35AM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 6h10 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:40AM | Arrival Time 01:10PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $42 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:20AM | Arrival Time 01:10PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:10AM | Arrival Time 02:40PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:20AM | Arrival Time 02:10PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $47 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:35AM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 6h55 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:50AM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:05PM | Arrival Time 05:35PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:40PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:10PM | Arrival Time 05:10PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $42 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:25PM | Arrival Time 06:55PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:50PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 07:00PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:20PM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $42 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 06:50PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:50PM | Arrival Time 10:20PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Mon, Thu | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 09:20PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Mon, Thu | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:55PM | Arrival Time 11:20PM | Duration 5h25 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 11:10PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:35PM | Arrival Time 01:30AM | Duration 5h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 07:40PM | Arrival Time 01:10AM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 02:05AM | Duration 5h05 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:20PM | Arrival Time 01:30AM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:35PM | Arrival Time 03:30AM | Duration 4h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $29 |
The table below shows live departures for Cologne to Nuremberg buses for today, Monday, October 19. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus | 11:35 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 4h55 | 4:30 AM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
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FlixBus | 2:20 AM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 5h55 | 8:15 AM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:10 AM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 6h20 | 9:30 AM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:35 AM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 6h10 | 2:45 PM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:35 AM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 6h55 | 5:30 PM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:05 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 5h30 | 5:35 PM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:50 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 6h30 | 10:20 PM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 5:55 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 5h25 | 11:20 PM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:35 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 5h55 | 1:30 AM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Amsterdam -> Prague) | 7:40 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 5h30 | 1:10 AM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:00 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) | 6h05 | 3:05 AM Nürnberg, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Discover the best of Nuremberg — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Nuremberg trip today.
Leading art museum with major European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Museum in Albrecht Dürer’s former home, presenting the artist’s life, workshops, and Renaissance Nuremberg context.
Important museum at the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds, documenting the rise of National Socialism and its legacy.
Nuremberg’s central market square, framed by landmark churches and historic facades, and home to the famous Christkindlesmarkt.
Charming old town quarter below the castle with half-timbered houses, quiet lanes, and a distinctly local medieval atmosphere.
Historic pedestrian street lined with shops and churches, connecting the station area to the heart of the old town.
Small grilled pork sausages seasoned with marjoram, traditionally served three in a bun or with sauerkraut. They are Nuremberg’s most famous protected specialty.
Crisp gingerbread from Nuremberg, often made with nuts, spices, and little or no flour. It is a historic Christmas specialty with protected regional status.
Blue cooked sausages gently poached in a vinegar and onion broth. A Franconian classic valued for its tangy flavor and old-fashioned tavern tradition.
Michelin-starred fine dining with modern Franconian and seasonal tasting menus in an elegant setting within the historic city center.
Traditional Franconian restaurant known for sausages, Schäufele, and local beer. Expect wood-paneled rooms and a lively old-town atmosphere.
Historic bratwurst kitchen near the main market, famous for traditional Nuremberg sausages grilled over beechwood in a classic rustic setting.
Moderate for Germany: hotels and dining are mid-priced, while local transit is reasonable. Cheaper than Munich, but pricier than smaller Bavarian towns.
Service is usually included, but rounding up or adding 5-10% is common in restaurants. Round up for taxis and leave small change in cafes.
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Nürnberg, ZOB -> Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Cologne to Nuremberg by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Nuremberg, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Cologne to Nuremberg buses use the Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) to Nürnberg, ZOB station pair. Use this guide to compare Cologne and Nuremberg bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) is 13 km from Cologne city centre. Public transport options include:
Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Accessibility, and WC.
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the entrance.
Available at Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen): Parking, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen): Elevators, ramps.
Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) is 13 km from Cologne city centre. Public transport options include:
Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the entrance and baggage claim area.
Ticket office support is available at Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2).
Available at Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2): Elevators, ramps.
Nürnberg, ZOB is 1 km from Nuremberg city centre. Public transport options include:
Nürnberg, ZOB has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Bakery (in the station), Fast Food Outlet (in the station).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance.
Ticket office support is available at Nürnberg, ZOB.
Available at Nürnberg, ZOB: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Nürnberg, ZOB: Elevators, ramps.
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