Transportation Berlin-Cologne

Hi, can anyone tell me about a cheap to way to go from Berlin to Cologne round trip? Thanks

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With the types of day trips you plan:

Euro Domino

bahn.de/p/…offers_europeans.shtml

3 days 3 2nd class EUR 189,00 (%26lt;25y EUR 139,00)

additional day EUR 20 (%26lt;25y EUR 15,00)

DB timetable

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e

Normal single ticket Cologne to Berlin is EUR 93,00.

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For flights try

http://www.germanwings.com

http://www.hlx.com

http://www.flydba.com

http://www.lufthansa.com

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I have found on the DB website the cheapest return fare between Cologne and Berlin is 93 Euros.

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Yes, but the discounted fare is for pre-booking; you have to book for a certain train, at least 7 days in advance and the return has to be over the weekend or so.

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... and these Sparpreis 50 (50% discount) tickets are restricted in numbers. The chance to get such a ticket if you plan to travel e.g. on a Friday or Sunday afternoon/evening is slim.

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Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciate it, and... are there any bus companies that run from Berlin to Cologne, I feel it can be cheaper than the train?

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Andresgv,

are you in Germany only for a short time or visiting frequently? In the latter case buy a BahnCard 50, you will get 50% discount on the train tickets without any contingents or prebooking.

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Thanks a lot, I will be in Germany only one 8 days. 4 of them in Berlin and the other four on Cologne. From Cologne I´m planning to travel to Belgium and maybe Luxemburg. These is gonna be in the end of december and I´m looking for a cheaper way of transportation than the train, if its possible. Thanks you very much.

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If you are in Germany only for a few days you should not spend all the time on buses. Where a train need 4 hours the bus often takes 8 - as I said, if there is a bus at all.

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@andresgv:

If I were you I would fly from Cologne to Berlin. If you book in advance tickets are usually cheaper than the train ticket.

Cheapest tickets are available for Tue-Thu and Sat.

Lufthansa offers tickets for 69,-EUR (ow) all incl. (no advance booking period):

lufthansa.com/online/…

%26quot;HLX%26quot; (www.hlx.com, Cologne-Berlin Tegel) has its %26quot;Happy Hour%26quot; on Tuesdays. Tickets for next week Mon, Tue,... still available for as little as 32,-EUR (ow) all incl. Same for %26quot;dba%26quot; (www.flydba.com, Cologne-Berlin Tempelhof)with tickets from 37,-EUR (ow) all inkl., Germanwings (www.germanwings.com, Cologne-Berlin Schönefeld) from 42,-EUR (ow) all. inkl.