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Compare train and bus for Montpellier to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Montpellier to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $59. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 7h 8m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $59, and a train costs an average of $115.
Distance: 525 miles (846 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
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$92 Average price Cheapest | $276 Average price | $284 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
15h 0m Average total duration 14h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 38m Average total duration Fastest 7h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 43m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Montpellier to Cologne:
A bus is $183 (€150) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Montpellier to Cologne costing on average $276 (€225).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 14h 30m.
Travel optionsfrom Montpellier to Cologne
How to get from Montpellier to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Montpellier to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus6:30 PM13h40Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière8:10 AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$611One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus6:30 PM13h40Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière8:10 AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$611One-way0 transfers
Fastest
U27362+
EW5893:50 PM8h05Montpellier Airport11:55 PMCologne Bonn Airport$1851One-way1 transfer
Other options
6200+94355:46 AM9h28Montpellier-Saint-Roch3:14 PMCologne Hbf$2401One-way1 transfer
12348+947112:51 PM8h24Montpellier-Sud-de-France9:15 PMCologne Hbf$3701One-way1 transfer- 9708+947112:51 PM8h24Montpellier-Sud-de-France9:15 PMCologne Hbf$3701One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:55 PM19h45Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière5:40 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$641One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus2:15 PM17h55Montpellier, Gare Montpellier Sud de France8:10 AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$691One-way2 transfers
50618 · 504589:00 PM19h50Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière4:50 PMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)$821One-way1 transfer
- U27362+EW5913:50 PM8h25Montpellier Airport12:15 AMCologne Bonn Airport$1731One-way1 transfer
- U27362+EW5853:50 PM9h55Montpellier Airport1:45 AMCologne Bonn Airport$1731One-way1 transfer
- 12562+
LH2233+LH53519:10 AM12h40Montpellier-Sud-de-France9:50 PMCologne Bonn Airport$9051One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Montpellier to Cologne:
A bus is $183 (€150) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Montpellier to Cologne costing on average $276 (€225).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 14h 30m.
- Around 5 buses per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Montpellier and Cologne as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Montpellier-Sud-de-France and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by bus.
- Travel with Eurostar, SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Cologne by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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