Travel optionsfrom Detmold to Cologne
How to get from Detmold to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Detmold to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
3:25 PM3h55Detmold7:20 PMCologne$231One-way0 transfers
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3:25 PM3h55Detmold7:20 PMCologne$231One-way0 transfers
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3:25 PM3h55Detmold7:20 PMCologne$231One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Detmold to Cologne:
A bus is $30 (€24) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Detmold to Cologne costing on average $49 (€39).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 37m.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 8 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Detmold and Cologne as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Detmold station and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Bad Salzuflen, ZOB am Ostertor and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurobahn to go to Cologne by train.
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