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Compare train and bus for Cologne to Montpellier
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Montpellier among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $54. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 7h 24m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $54, and a train costs an average of $84.
Distance: 525 miles (846 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$87 Average price Cheapest | $246 Average price | $283 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
15h 11m Average total duration 14h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 54m Average total duration Fastest 7h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 38m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental | |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Montpellier:
A bus is $159 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Montpellier costing on average $246.
Other travel options to Montpellier take longer:
Bus takes on average 14h 41m.
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How to get from Cologne to Montpellier by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Montpellier is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
9426+
62278:08 AM15h03Cologne Hbf11:11 PMMontpellier-Saint-Roch$2161One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- 9426+62278:08 AM15h03Cologne Hbf11:11 PMMontpellier-Saint-Roch$2161One-way1 transfer
Fastest
ICE 316+9879 · 98309:25 AM9h43Cologne Hbf7:08 PMMontpellier-Saint-Roch$2971One-way2 transfers
Other options
- 9426+97158:08 AM10h03Cologne Hbf6:11 PMMontpellier-Saint-Roch$2721One-way1 transfer
- 9426+123378:08 AM10h03Cologne Hbf6:11 PMMontpellier-Saint-Roch$2721One-way1 transfer
- ICE 18+9879 · 98307:25 AM11h43Cologne Hbf7:08 PMMontpellier-Saint-Roch$2871One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Montpellier:
A bus is $159 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Montpellier costing on average $246.
Other travel options to Montpellier take longer:
Bus takes on average 14h 41m.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Montpellier as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Montpellier-Saint-Roch.
- Buses mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to Montpellier by bus.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV, Eurostar to go to Montpellier by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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