Essen → Köln
Essen to Köln by train
Essen
Köln
A direct train runs from Essen to Köln, scheduled from 48 min, with 297 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 48 min (typically 1 h 03 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 297
- Operators
- National Express, DB Fernverkehr AG, FlixTrain, Eurostar
- Stations
- Essen Altenessen Bf → Köln Mülheim Bf Mülheim
- Straight-line distance
- 58 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inKöln →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 10 Sep 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Essen to Köln; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): DB Fernverkehr (long-distance rail); DE Regionalverkehr (regional rail); Eurostar (intl rail). How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 16 km away · Stations: KOLN SUD; Köln Süd Bf; Köln Hauptbahnhof; Köln Hbf and 30 more · Ports: Köln KD; Deutzer Hafen; Port of Niehl
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