Paris to Cologne by train

Travel from Paris (France) to Cologne (Germany) by train (404km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel from Paris to Cologne by train, read the following information. You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.

Your travel route could be like that.

404 km

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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users

Cologne - Paris / Paris - Düsseldorf / Paris - Hamburg / Paris - Munich / Paris - Frankfurt am Main / Paris - Stuttgart / Marseille - Berlin / Nice - Berlin / Lyon - Berlin

1 Paris (France) - Cologne (Germany)

1a Travelling from Paris (France) to Cologne (Germany)

Travel from Paris to Cologne by direct Thalys high-speed-train. The journey time is 3:20 hours. The train ticket fares start from 32 EUR. There are at least five direct train connections daily.

The departure train station is "Paris Gare du Nord". And the arrival railway station "Köln Hbf".

Another travel route is by ICE or TGV high-speed-train from Paris to Mannheim. In Mannheim you change trains in direction of Cologne. Train tickets are available from 39 EUR. The journey time is five hours.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY)

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
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