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FAQs: Travel from Cologne to Idar-Oberstein
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Idar-Oberstein:
A train is $6 (€5) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Cologne to Idar-Oberstein costing on average $62 (€49).
Other travel options to Idar-Oberstein take longer:
Bus takes on average 6h 45m.
- Around 21 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Idar-Oberstein as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Lautzenhausen, Frankfurt Hahn: Airport Terminal 2.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Idar-Oberstein station.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Idar-Oberstein by train.
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