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Amsterdam - Cologne
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Direct trains from Amsterdam to Cologne with ICE

Travel at high speed and in all comfort between Amsterdam and Cologne in only 2 hours 39 minutes. Take the direct ICE trains and you’ll arrive at the city centre at the foot of the famous cathedral.

Direct trains between Amsterdam and Cologne with ICE

With the high-speed ICE trains, getting from Amsterdam to Cologne is easy. The journey to Germany’s “fun loving capital” takes less than 3 hours, during which you’ll be able to enjoy the landscapes of the Rhine Valley passing by.

After 5 stops you’ll arrive at Köln Hbf, Cologne’s main train station. Set right next to the celebrated cathedral, the station’s within minutes from the shopping district, several important museums and many more attractions. The station’s also a major rail hub for journeys to other destinations in Germany, as well as to Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe.


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Amsterdam Centraal train station

15 Stationsplein
1012 AB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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Köln Hbf train station

Bahnhofsvorplatz
50667 Cologne
Germany
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Other connections from Amsterdam

Amsterdam - Brussels Direct train 1:50
Amsterdam - Paris Direct train 3:16
Amsterdam - Lille With a change 2:37
Amsterdam - Frankfurt Direct train 3:57
Amsterdam - Berlin Direct train 6:13
Amsterdam - London With a change 4:38

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