How to take a rail journey by train from Salzburg to Koln/Cologne

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Salzburg to Köln / Cologne / Koeln by train

Look up a journey from Salzburg to Cologne on a ticket booking service and most of the options will involve making a connection into an ICE train on to Köln / Cologne.

However, there is one daily option for taking a direct train from Salzburg to Köln / Cologne, which can get lost amidst the alternatives, hence it being singled out.
It also takes a much more scenic route!

Take care when looking up the journey that Köln hbf and not Koln Messe/Deutz is the station that you will be arriving at.

Routes you can take to go from Salzburg to Köln / Cologne / Koeln

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

Route Information

Option 1: taking the daily direct train
Travel Time (approx)

7 hr 43min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

1 x direct train per day

Route Information

Via stations: Frankfurt (Main) Hbf

Option 2: making a connection in Frankfurt

Route Information

Via stations: München Hbf/Munich main station

Option 3: connecting in Munich into a daytime ICE train

Route Information

Via stations: München Ost

Option 4: connecting in Munich into a sleeper train

Route Information

Via stations: München Hbf/Munich main station

Option 5: connecting in Munich into an overnight ICE train
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