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Compare bus and train for Cologne to Mönchengladbach
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Mönchengladbach among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €7 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 15m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €7, while a train costs an average of €24.
Distance: 27 miles (45 km)
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€24 Average price | €7 Average price Cheapest |
1h 15m Average total duration Fastest 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 48m Average total duration 2h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Mönchengladbach
How to get from Cologne to Mönchengladbach by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Mönchengladbach is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus8:30 PM2h25Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)10:55 PMMönchengladbach, Hauptbahnhof€61One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus8:30 PM2h25Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)10:55 PMMönchengladbach, Hauptbahnhof€61One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- ICE 2214 · 200625:14 AM0h57Cologne Hbf6:11 AMMönchengladbach Hbf€221One-way1 transfer
Other options
- ICE 1028 · S83:55 AM1h41Cologne Hbf5:36 AMMönchengladbach Hbf€211One-way1 transfer
- ICE 220 · 264108:49 AM1h00Cologne Hbf9:49 AMMönchengladbach Hbf€231One-way1 transfer
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FAQs: Travel from Cologne to Mönchengladbach
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Mönchengladbach:
A bus is €18 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Mönchengladbach costing on average €24.
Other travel options to Mönchengladbach take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 48m.
- Around 4 buses per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Mönchengladbach as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Mönchengladbach Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Mönchengladbach, Hauptbahnhof.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, DB Bus to go to Mönchengladbach by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) to go to Mönchengladbach by train.
- 4 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, DB Bus.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
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