Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Cologne to Schönefeld is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
5 h 14 m
Average
5 h 18 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
481 km
Of the 5 trains that leave Cologne for Schönefeld every day 1 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 298 miles (480 km) | |
Average train duration | 9 h 19 min | |
Average train ticket price | $34 (€30) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn or Flixtrain |
Trains from Cologne to Schönefeld cover the 298 miles (480 km) long trip taking on average 9 h 19 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn or Flixtrain. There are direct train services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around $34 (€30), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $34 (€30). Travelers depart most frequently from Köln Hbf and arrive in Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen.
Buy your official Deutsche Bahn train tickets between Cologne and Schönefeld from $34 (€30) with Omio. Find train times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most affordable trip.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train from Cologne to Schönefeld. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Cologne to Schönefeld train information with Deutsche Bahn:
When taking the train between Cologne and Schönefeld, you can choose to depart from train stations like Köln Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz and Köln/Bonn Flughafen. Your route can end in train stations such as Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen and Schönefeld, Fernbus BER Terminal 1-2.
Omio customers who travel this route most frequently depart from Köln Hbf and arrive in Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen.
Passengers booking this route most frequently board their trains from Köln Hbf and need to travel around 1.1 miles (1.7 km) from the city center to get to this train station.
Passengers arriving in Schönefeld most often arrive at Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen and need to travel around 2 miles (3.3 km) from this train station to the city center.
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