There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Bree by bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, line 350 bus, line 45 bus, line 80 bus
best- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen - 58, Peterstraßebus
- Take the bus from Aachen, Elisenbrunnen to Maastricht, Stationbus 350
- Take the bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Genk Station perron 4bus 45
- Take the bus from Genk Station perron 10 to Bree Busstation De Weeg perron 8bus 80 / ...
4h 15mDrive 117.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Breecar 117.3 km
1h 29m€19–27Train, line 80 bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Landentrain S44 / ...
- Take the train from Landen to Genktrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Genk Station perron 10 to Bree Busstation De Weeg perron 8bus 80 / ...
4h 23m€39–97Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Maastrichttrain S43 / ...
- Take the bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Maaseik Bospoort perron 3bus 63
4h 19m€25–64Train, bus via Koeln-Muelheim
- Take the train from Koeln-Muelheim to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Maastrichttrain S43 / ...
- Take the bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Maaseik Bospoort perron 3bus 63
5h 24m
Cologne to Bree by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Bree is to drive which costs €18 - €27 and takes 1h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Bree is to drive which takes 1h 29m and costs €18 - €27.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Bree station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Bree Busstation De Weeg perron 8 via Aachen, Elisenbrunnen, Maastricht Station perron D and Genk Station perron 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 15m.
The distance between Cologne and Bree is 152 km. The road distance is 117.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bree without a car is to bus and line 350 bus and line 45 bus and line 80 bus which takes 4h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Cologne to Bree, including transfers.
Cologne to Bree bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Bree bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Aachen - 58, Peterstraße station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Bree is 117 km. It takes approximately 1h 29m to drive from Cologne to Bree.
There are 634+ hotels available in Bree.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bree, Flanders, Belgium?
You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Bree Busstation De Weeg perron 8 via Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, Aachen, Elisenbrunnen, Maastricht Station perron D, and Genk Station perron 10 in around 4h 15m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Landen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Landen to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln-Muelheim to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen - 58, Peterstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Bus from Aachen, Elisenbrunnen to Maastricht, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Genk Station perron 4
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Genk Station perron 10 to Bree Busstation De Weeg perron 8
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Genk Station perron 10 to Bree Busstation De Weeg perron 8
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Maaseik Bospoort perron 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Maaseik Bospoort perron 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- De Lijn
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