--- title: "Irsch to Koln Cologne – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Irsch to Koln Cologne is 136 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 23m. Cheapest: bus from €14. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/irsch-to-koln-cologne" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/irsch-to-koln-cologne.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Irsch to Koln Cologne [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne) [Koln Cologne to Irsch](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/koln-cologne-to-irsch) **Fastest:** 2h 23m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €14\ by bus\ **Distance:** 136 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 136 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 25 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 40m quicker than the bus for €3 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Drive** best fastest 2h 23m€18–25 Estimated 176 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Bus** cheapest 4h 1m€14–45 Estimated 3 departures · FlixBus-eu](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Train** Least hassle 2h 57m€25–117 Estimated 6 departures · SÜWEX](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne) - [**Taxi** 2h 23m€210–315 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [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. [08:18 → 11:15 2h 57m · 1 change · SÜWEX RE1€53–117](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:25 → 12:15 3h 50m · 2 changes · Stadtwerke Trier 81€25–78](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:18 → 12:15 2h 57m · 1 change · SÜWEX RE1€53–117](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:25 → 13:15 3h 50m · 2 changes · Stadtwerke Trier 81€25–78](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [10:18 → 13:15 2h 57m · 1 change · SÜWEX RE1€53–117](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [11:25 → 15:15 3h 50m · 2 changes · Stadtwerke Trier 81€25–78](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 7. [12:11 → 16:12 4h 1m · 2 changes · Stadtwerke Trier 84€14–32](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 8. [12:52 → 17:43 4h 51m · 2 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 011€25–45](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Irsch&to=Koln+Cologne&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t10) 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 Irsch to Koln Cologne? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 23m door to door. The straight-line distance is 136 km. What is the cheapest way from Irsch to Koln Cologne? Bus is the cheapest, from €14. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Irsch to Koln Cologne? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 2h 57m. How much is the bus from Irsch to Koln Cologne? Buses take about 4h 1m and cost €14–45 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Koln Cologne from Irsch by road? About 176 km, roughly 2h 23m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €18–25; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - SÜWEX - DB Fernverkehr AG - National Express Buses - Stadtwerke Trier - FlixBus-eu - wupsi GmbH - Kölner VB - Wermelskirchen 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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