Köln → Frankfurt
Köln to Frankfurt by train
Köln
Frankfurt
A direct train runs from Köln to Frankfurt, scheduled from 50 min, with 621 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 50 min (typically 1 h 22 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 621
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG, NS International, OBB (Austrian Federal Railways), DB Fernverkehr (Codesharing) and 2 more
- Stations
- Köln Hbf → Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof
- Straight-line distance
- 153 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inFrankfurt →- 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 Köln to Frankfurt; 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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