--- title: "Elbingen to Koln Cologne – 3 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Elbingen to Koln Cologne is 81 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 27m. Cheapest: drive from €11. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/elbingen-to-koln-cologne" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/elbingen-to-koln-cologne.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Elbingen to Koln Cologne [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne) [Koln Cologne to Elbingen](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/koln-cologne-to-elbingen) **Fastest:** 1h 27m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €11\ by train\ **Distance:** 81 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 10\ 4 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 81 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 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 30 min slower than the train but €4 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best fastest 1h 27m€11–15 Estimated 109 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Train** cheapest Least hassle 56 min€11–64 Estimated 6 departures · Hessische Landesbahn GmbH](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Bus** 3h 6m€28–98 Estimated 4 departures · FlixBus-eu](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Taxi** 1h 27m€130–195 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Elbingen&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 Germany; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in Germany** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.deu.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:40 → 11:47 3h 7m · 2 changes · ww mobility GmbH 481€15–46](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:46 → 12:22 3h 36m · 2 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N884€28–47](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:46 → 11:52 3h 6m · 3 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N884€28–46](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:55 → 09:51 56 min · direct · DB Fernverkehr AG ICE 316€31–64](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [09:14 → 13:29 4h 15m · 4 changes · DB SEV GmbH 927€61–98](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [09:14 → 13:09 3h 55m · 5 changes · DB SEV GmbH 927€61–98](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [10:53 → 11:49 56 min · direct · DB Fernverkehr AG ICE 16€31–64](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 8. [11:36 → 13:47 2h 11m · 2 changes · ww mobility GmbH 481€11–36](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Elbingen&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t9) 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 Elbingen to Koln Cologne? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 27m door to door. The straight-line distance is 81 km. What is the cheapest way from Elbingen to Koln Cologne? Train is the cheapest, from €11. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Elbingen to Koln Cologne? Yes. Today's timetable shows 2 direct trains, the fastest taking 56 min. Fares run €11–64 across classes. How much is the bus from Elbingen to Koln Cologne? Buses take about 3h 6m and cost €28–98 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Koln Cologne from Elbingen by road? About 109 km, roughly 1h 27m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €11–15; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - ww mobility GmbH - FlixBus-eu - Bergisch Gladbach - Kölner VB - wupsi GmbH - DB SEV GmbH - Stadtwerke Bonn Railways - Hessische Landesbahn GmbH - DB Regio AG NRW - DB Fernverkehr AG 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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