How to travel from Cologne to Berlin

There are 3 options to travel between Cologne and Berlin including taking a coach, train or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Berlin from Cologne is by taking a train, which costs on average €18.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Cologne to Berlin:

A train is €1 less than a coach for this journey with tickets for a coach from Cologne to Berlin costing on average €18.

A train is €72 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €90 from Cologne to Berlin.

The quickest way to travel to Berlin from Cologne is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 10 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Getting to Berlin by coach takes 8 h 30 min on average.

Train takes 4 h 31 min on average.

Berlin is approximately 478 km away from Cologne.

The average frequency per day from Cologne to Berlin is:

• 11 coaches per day.
• 8 flights a day.
• Around 12 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Cologne to Berlin as scheduled services by coach, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Cologne to Berlin:

• Most travellers catch their flight from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
• Most travellers take a train from Cologne Hbf to Berlin Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Cologne to Berlin:

• FlixBus or Wupsi can get you to Berlin by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with FlixBus from Cologne to Berlin for €18 on Omio.
• Travel with Eurowings, Smartwings, Air Mercury, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Air Baltic or Lufthansa to go to Berlin by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Smartwings Cologne to Berlin tickets on Omio for €50.
• Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain or Österreichische Bundesbahnen to go to Berlin by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Deutsche Bahn Cologne to Berlin tickets on Omio for €18.

Yes, there are direct routes from Cologne to Berlin with the following travel companies:

• You can find 9 direct coaches per day to take to Berlin with FlixBus.
• You can find 3 direct flights per day to take to Berlin with Eurowings.
• You can find 8 direct trains per day to Berlin with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain or Österreichische Bundesbahnen.

Direct services to Berlin tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.