Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Vienna 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
7 h 59 m
Average
9 h 7 m
Trains per day
11
Distance
569 km
Of the 11 trains that leave Vienna for Cologne every day 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 353 miles (569 km) | |
Average train ticket price | $2 (€2) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express |
Trains from Vienna to Cologne cover the 353 miles (569 km) long trip with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express. There are direct train services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $1 (€1), but the average price of train tickets is $2 (€2). Travelers depart most frequently from Wien Westbahnhof and arrive in Cologne.
Find the best route to Cologne from Vienna with Omio's train partners Deutsche Bahn! You'll find the best deals, schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most popular journey for you.
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 between Vienna and Cologne. 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.
Travel between Vienna, Austria and Cologne, Italy by train is: Unrestricted.
International entry status: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Austria
Conditions of entry:
When traveling in Italy, you must follow these COVID-19 safety rules:
The information above was last checked on 1/9/23. This can change before your date of travel so please review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train from Vienna to Cologne before traveling.
The current restriction level for your return trip by train from Cologne to Vienna is: Unrestricted
Reentry to Austria is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Italy
What are the requirements?
The government of Austria has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 1/9/23. 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 Vienna from Cologne here.
When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Wien Westbahnhof and arriving in Cologne.
The most popular departure train station with passengers for this journey, called Wien Westbahnhof, is located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) from the city center of Vienna.
The most popular arrival train station, Cologne, is located 0.6 miles (1 km) away from the city center of Cologne.
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