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The Carté Liberté is sold at the fixed price of €399 per year. This card is valid in 1st and 2nd class throughout France and offers 45% discount on the Business Première fare or 60% discount on the Seconde fare (as well as 50% discount to a maximum of 3 accompanying children).

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Köln Hbf (Cologne) is set in the very heart of the city, right next to the famous Cathedral of Cologne, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. You can’t ask for a more central location! This important rail hub is served by international Thalys, ICE and ÖBB Nightjet trains. Numerous daily direct trains provide easy links to all major German cities, as well as to Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Austria.

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11 Trankgasse
50667 Cologne
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PRACTICAL INFO

"DB Reisezentrum" ticket counters for domestic and international travel: located by the main entrance/ exit towards Bahnhofsvorplatz
"DB Information" information desk located by the main entrance/ exit towards Bahnhofsvorplatz. Open 24/7
Thalys Store & More: just outside the station, on Bahnhofvorsplatz. Info and Thalys ticket sales and aftersales
Waiting rooms, DB Lounge and Thalys Lounge
Facilities: toilets, baggage storage, facilities for people with impaired mobility, etc.
Shops and bars

ASSISTANCE FOR REDUCED MOBILITY AND DISABLED PASSENGERS

Köln Hbf has a whole host of facilities for passengers with reduced mobility:

Lifts to all platforms
Wheelchair lifts on all platforms (for over 250kg)
A guidance system for the blind on all levels
Mobility Service staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
A Deutsche Bahn information centre open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Disabled toilet available on the ground floor, near the food court

If you require assistance on journeys within Germany, please contact the DB mobility service staff >

We recommend that passengers who would like wheelchair spaces on board trains reserve them under their own names prior to travel.

Additional information about services for passengers with reduced mobility >

SECURITY: POLICE AND SECURITY SERVICESSECURITY

The Office of the federal police ("Bundespolizei") is located to the left of the main entrance of Cologne Central Station, diagonally opposite the DB Reisezentrum (heading towards the Bahnhofsvorplatz exit).

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Köln Hbf train station is served by metro, bus and tram lines.

More info on public transportation in Cologne (KVB) >

PARKING

There are several parking facilities around Cologne central station:

Hauptbahnhof/Breslauer Platz car park (payment required) (Breslauer Platz 1, 50668 Cologne) is located right next to the station. Open 24/7. More information >
Bicycle parking on Breslauer Platz. Spaces free of charge and reserved for bicycles
Kiss & Ride zone: in Maximinenstraße, a street leading off Breslauer

How to get to Koelnmesse exhibition centre?

From Cologne Central Station, take a regional commuter train to Köln Messe/Deutz Station. There are direct connections every 5 minutes. The journey only takes 2 minutes. Koelnmesse is now only a short walk away.

If you travel to Cologne on an ICE train, your international train ticket to Cologne Central Station is valid throughout the entire Cologne area and will take you to Köln Deutz Station too. Thalys tickets however are only valid to Köln Hbf. You will need to purchase an additional ticket.

Book your journey to Köln Deutz (Koelnmesse) >

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