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Compare train and bus for Frankfurt am Main to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of lei91 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 45m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of lei91, while a train costs an average of lei231.
Distance: 95 miles (153 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
|---|---|---|
lei231 Average price | lei91 Average price Cheapest | lei156 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 45m Average total duration Fastest 1h 15m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 21m Average total duration 2h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 10m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne:
A bus is lei139 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne costing on average lei231.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 21m.
You'll arrive about 55m sooner (1h 15m by train vs 2h 10m by car). Tickets start at around lei231 compared to roughly lei156 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Cologne
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
(Prague -> Amsterdam)5:25 AM2h40Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)8:05 AMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)lei561One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- (Prague -> Amsterdam)5:25 AM2h40Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)8:05 AMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)lei561One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- ICE 10147:41 AM0h48Frankfurt Airport long-distance station8:29 AMCologne Messe/Deutzlei2621One-way0 transfers
Other options
- ICE 92011:40 PM2h25Frankfurt Airport long-distance station2:05 AMCologne Hbflei1141One-way0 transfers
- ICE 92011:22 PM2h43Frankfurt (Main) Hbf2:05 AMCologne Hbflei1141One-way0 transfers
- ICE 52410:08 PM2h27Frankfurt (Main) Hbf12:35 AMCologne Hbflei1371One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus3:05 PM2h20Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)5:25 PMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)lei1001One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus7:10 PM3h00Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)10:10 PMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)lei1001One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus6:35 AM2h30Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)9:05 AMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)lei1051One-way0 transfers
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Travel from Frankfurt to Cologne: Journey Details
There are no practical or economical methods of flying between the cities of Frankfurt am Main and Cologne; however, the journey can be made by either bus and train. Making the journey by train is slightly quicker than by bus for travelers in Germany, but both have direct routes leaving and arriving in the city centers of Frankfurt and Cologne.
Return trips from Cologne to Frankfurt are also available.
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne:
A bus is lei139 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne costing on average lei231.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 21m.
- Around 57 trains per day.
- Around 26 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Cologne as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Frankfurt Airport long-distance station and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus to go to Cologne by bus.
- 48 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
- 25 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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