Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Cologne to Zug is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
8 h 4 m
Average
8 h 5 m
Trains per day
2
Distance
433 km
Of the 2 trains that leave Cologne for Zug every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 268 miles (433 km) | |
Average train duration | 6 h 34 min | |
Average train ticket price | $46 (€40) | |
Train frequency | 12 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there is 1 direct train a day | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Cologne to Zug cover the 268 miles (433 km) long trip taking on average 6 h 34 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 12 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around $46 (€40), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $46 (€40). Travelers depart most frequently from Köln Hbf and arrive in Zug.
You can travel by train from Cologne to Zug with Deutsche Bahn for as low as $46 (€40). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey.
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 Zug train.
Train information from Cologne to Zug with Deutsche Bahn:
Travel by train between Cologne, Germany and Zug, Switzerland is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
Entry Requirements:
The government of Switzerland has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
The above information was last checked on 3/22/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train between Cologne and Zug closer to your date of departure here
The current restriction level for your return trip by train from Zug to Cologne is: Unrestricted
Reentry to Germany is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
What are the requirements?
The government of Germany has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 3/22/23. We do our best to keep this information up to date, but regulations can change so please double check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations ahead of your train to Cologne from Zug here.
When departing from Cologne, you have various train station options to start your trip from including Köln Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz and Köln/Bonn Flughafen. When arriving in Zug, you can end your route in train stations like Zug, Zug, Metalli West (Bahnhof) and Zug, Salesianum.
Omio customers book a train from Köln Hbf to Zug most frequently for this route.
The most popular departure train station with passengers for this trip, called Köln Hbf, is located 1.1 miles (1.7 km) from the city center of Cologne.
The most popular arrival train station, Zug, is located 0.4 miles (711 m) away from the city center of Zug.
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