--- title: "Altlinster to Koln Cologne – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Altlinster to Koln Cologne is 145 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 30m. Cheapest: drive from €18. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/altlinster-to-koln-cologne" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/altlinster-to-koln-cologne.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Altlinster to Koln Cologne [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne) [Koln Cologne to Altlinster](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/koln-cologne-to-altlinster) **Fastest:** 2h 30m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €18\ by car\ **Distance:** 145 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 12\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 145 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 20m quicker than the train and €22 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 30m€18–25 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Germany 180 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Train** Least hassle 3h 49m€28–153 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Germany 8 departures · NMBS/SNCB](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Bus** 5h 28m€48–86 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Germany 4 departures · BlaBlaCar Bus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Taxi** 2h 30m€215–325 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Germany one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Luxembourg; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Germany** · Luxembourg passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/germany/entry-requirements) - **Exercise increased caution in Belgium** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.bel.html) - **Exercise increased caution in Germany** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.deu.html) - **Exercise increased caution in The Netherlands** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.nld.html) Travel advice: US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:21 → 13:35 5h 14m · 2 changes · Régime Général des Transports Routiers 221€33–108](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:27 → 12:49 4h 22m · 1 change · DB Regio AG Mitte Region Südwest RB82€55–127](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:27 → 12:16 3h 49m · 2 changes · DB Regio AG Mitte Region Südwest RB82€61–134](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:39 → 13:38 4h 59m · 4 changes · Régime Général des Transports Routiers 221€28–89](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [08:51 → 15:03 6h 12m · 2 changes · Régime Général des Transports Routiers 221€33–108](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [09:03 → 16:52 7h 49m · 3 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 831€49–86](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [09:03 → 16:13 7h 10m · 4 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 831€48–85](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [09:09 → 15:03 5h 54m · 3 changes · Régime Général des Transports Routiers 221€31–96](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Altlinster&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t7) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Altlinster to Koln Cologne? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 30m door to door. The straight-line distance is 145 km. What is the cheapest way from Altlinster to Koln Cologne? Drive is the cheapest, from €18. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Altlinster to Koln Cologne? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 3h 49m. How much is the bus from Altlinster to Koln Cologne? Buses take about 5h 28m and cost €48–86 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Koln Cologne from Altlinster by road? About 180 km, roughly 2h 30m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €18–25; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Régime Général des Transports Routiers - FlixBus-eu - BlaBlaCar Bus - Bergisch Gladbach - Kölner VB - wupsi GmbH Railways - NMBS/SNCB - Eurostar - DB Regio AG Mitte Region Südwest - DB Regio AG NRW - SÜWEX - DB Fernverkehr AG - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois - National Express Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Koln Cologne Largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Cologne is the fourth-most populous city of Germany and the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with over one million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region. Cologne is also part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Centred on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is located on the River Rhine, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the North Rhine-Westphalia state capital Düsseldorf and 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. 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