Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Saarbrücken to Cologne is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
3 h 5 m
Average
3 h 41 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
189 km
It's difficult to get from Saarbrücken to Cologne without transferring at least once.
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117 miles (188 km) | |
3 h 46 min | |
$49 (€42) | |
1 a day | |
No | |
vlexx or Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Saarbrücken to Cologne cover the 117 miles (188 km) long trip taking on average 3 h 46 min with our travel partners like vlexx or Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there is 1 train operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around $49 (€42), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $28 (€24). Travelers depart most frequently from Saarbrücken Hbf and arrive in Köln Hbf.
Find the best trains between Saarbrücken and Cologne with Omio's travel partners Deutsche Bahn from $28 (€24). We can find you the best deals, schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the best journey.
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 to Cologne from Saarbrücken. 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.
When departing from Saarbrücken, you have various train station options to start your route from including Saarbrücken Hbf, Saarbrücken Ost and Saarbrücken-Burbach. When arriving in Cologne, you can end your route in train stations like Köln Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz and Köln/Bonn Flughafen.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Saarbrücken Hbf, which is located around 1.2 miles (2 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Köln Hbf, located 1.6 miles (2.5 km) away from the city centre.
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