Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Cologne to Erlangen is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
4 h 18 m
Average
5 h 9 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
324 km
Of the 5 trains that leave Cologne for Erlangen every day 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 200 miles (323 km) | |
Average train duration | 7 h 22 min | |
Average train ticket price | $31 (€27) | |
Train frequency | 17 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Cologne to Erlangen cover the 200 miles (323 km) long trip taking on average 7 h 22 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 17 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $21 (€18), but the average price of train tickets is $31 (€27). Travelers depart most frequently from Köln Hbf and arrive in Erlangen.
Find the best trains to Erlangen from Cologne with Omio's travel partners Deutsche Bahn from $21 (€18). We can find you the best deals, schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the best trip.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Cologne to Erlangen train.
Deutsche Bahn from Cologne to Erlangen train information:
Some of the Cologne train stations to Erlangen you can start your journey from include Köln Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz and Köln/Bonn Flughafen. Similarly, some of the arrival train stations in Erlangen include Erlangen, Erlangen-Bruck and Erlangen Paul-Gossen-Straße.
When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Köln Hbf and arriving in Erlangen.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Köln Hbf, which is located around 1.1 miles (1.7 km) away from the city center, and they get off the train at Erlangen, located 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away from the city center.
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