Trains from Berlin to Cologne

About the Berlin to Cologne train

Leaving Berlin means the Hauptbahnhof on the Spree, and the line west runs through flat country past Hanover before it meets the cities of the Ruhr and drops down to the Rhine. Choose the date and how many are travelling, then read the results for any change of train. For the return, search Cologne to Berlin separately; each day has its own fares. Cologne Hauptbahnhof is as central as a station can be: you walk out of it onto the cathedral square, with the spires above you and the river a few streets away. The old town, the chocolate museum on the Rhine and the Hohenzollern bridge with its padlocks are all on foot from here. Cologne itself is a Rhineland city with a relaxed, outward character, with its light beer served in small glasses and the trade halls on the far bank at Deutz. The hotels under Where to stay in Cologne come from the catalogue, and the Germany eSIM plans linked here are for visitors arriving from abroad rather than for this domestic leg.