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Frankfurt to Cologne

8 ways to get from Frankfurt to Cologne by train, drive, fly, bus.

FastestTrain · 1h 30m
Lowest priceBus · ≈ 6 USD
Distance225 km
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Outbound: Frankfurt → Cologne 2026-10-28

Train Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof → Köln HbfBestFastest
U5 › ICE 128 · Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt, DB Fernverkehr AG · Frankfurt (Main) Dom/Römer → Köln Hbf
1h 30m
≈ 9–38 USDEstimateBook ↗
Departs09:36from Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, local time
Timetable · 1 transfer · 183 kmSteps & map ›
Train Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof → Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
U4 › U8 › RB58 (24322) · Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt, Hessische Landesbahn GmbH · Frankfurt (Main) Dom/Römer → Köln Hbf
1h 37m
≈ 9–38 USDEstimateBook ↗
Departs09:2209:41from Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof, local time
Timetable · 4 transfers · 183 kmSteps & map ›
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Train Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof → Köln Hbf
S8 › ICE 614 · DB Regio AG S-Bahn Rhein-Main, DB Fernverkehr AG · Frankfurt (Main) Konstablerwache → Köln Hbf
1h 40m
≈ 9–38 USDEstimateBook ↗
Departs09:10from Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof, local time
Timetable · 1 transfer · 184 kmSteps & map ›
Drive 190 km
Via A 3, A 66, A 648
2h 05m
≈ 15–30 USDEstimateBook ↗
Live routing · Direct · 190 kmSteps & map ›
Fly Frankfurt Main → Cologne Bonn
Door to door via FRA and CGN airports
››2h 59m
≈ 48–112 USDEstimateBook ↗
Estimate · 2 transfers · 153 kmSteps & map ›
Fly Frankfurt Main → Düsseldorf
Door to door via FRA and DUS airports
››3h 29m
from 121 USDCached fareBook ↗
Estimate · 2 transfers · 153 kmSteps & map ›
Bus Frankfurt Airport (P36 → Leverkusen (Mitte station)Cheapest
M36 › 653 › 61 · In-der-City-Bus, DB Regio Bus Mitte · Frankfurt (Main) Schöne Aussicht → Köln Heumarkt
4h 42m
≈ 6–18 USDEstimateBook ↗
Departs09:50from Frankfurt Airport (P36, local time
Timetable · 4 transfers · 217 kmSteps & map ›
Bus Frankfurt central train station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)
M36 › 64 › FlixBus 328 · In-der-City-Bus, FlixBus-eu · Frankfurt (Main) Börneplatz → Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf
4h 47m
≈ 6–18 USDEstimateBook ↗
Departs10:0011:30from Frankfurt central train station, local time
Timetable · 4 transfers · 225 kmSteps & map ›

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