Frankfurt → Köln
Frankfurt to Köln by train
Frankfurt
Köln
A direct train runs from Frankfurt to Köln, scheduled from 51 min, with 633 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 51 min (typically 1 h 25 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 633
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG, NS International, OBB (Austrian Federal Railways), DB Fernverkehr (Codesharing) and 2 more
- Stations
- Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof → Köln Hbf
- Straight-line distance
- 153 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inKöln →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 12 Dec 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Frankfurt 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); Netherlands OVapi (NS rail + regional multimodal). 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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