There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Großarl by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongautrain Re / ...
8h 54m€144–364Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Drf
12h 30m€52–220Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Salzburg Southbus N884
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Bischofshofen central train stationbus 1308
15h 1m€70–201Drive 766.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Großarlcar 766.6 km
6h 53m€129–186Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongautrain
5h 50m€163–472Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Großarlcar
9h 54m€142–190Train
- Take the train from Koln Sud to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongautrain Re / ...
10h 44m€139–290Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongautrain
6h 56m€100–320Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongautrain
7h 38m€107–436Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongautrain
8h 15m€118–437
Cologne to Großarl by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Großarl is to train which costs €50 - €220 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Großarl is to train and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €160 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Großarl. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Großarl Ortsmitte via Salzburg South and St.Johann Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Großarl. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at St. Johann Im Pongau via München Hbf and Salzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Cologne and Großarl is 796 km. The road distance is 766.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Großarl without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 54m and costs €140 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Cologne to Großarl, including transfers.
Cologne to Großarl bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Großarl train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Großarl is to train via Munich which takes 8h 54m and costs €140 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €210 and takes 15h 1m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Großarl, Austria?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Großarl Ortsmitte via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, St. Johann Im Pongau, and St.Johann Bahnhof in around 8h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Großarl Ortsmitte via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Salzburg South, Bischofshofen central train station, Bischofshofen, St. Johann Im Pongau, and St.Johann Bahnhof in around 15h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- *
- €14–22
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- *
- €14–22
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- *
- €14–22
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- *
- €14–22
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- *
- €14–22
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- *
- €14–22
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–55
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–55
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–55
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
Train from Köln Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–55
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–55
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–55
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Koln Sud to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg South to Bischofshofen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
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Cologne to Großarl bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salzburg South station.
Cologne to Großarl train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Großarl is 767 km. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Cologne to Großarl.
There are 2226+ hotels available in Großarl.