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Cologne Transportation

Cologne: Public Transportation systems

Airline routes, roads and rail networks all give quick and direct access to Cologne.

Here you’ll find a list of the most common ways to get to and around Cologne.

By plane:

Cologne airport is located 15 kilometres south east of the city. All means of transport give quick and easy access to the airport. The address of the airport is listed below.

Airport Name: Cologne Bonn Konrad Adenauer
Airport Phone #: (0)2203 400
Airport Code: CGN
Website: www.airport-cgn.de
Address: Cologne-Bonn Konrad Adenauer Airport
Postbox 98 01 20
51129
Cologne
Germany

By Bus:

Since the centre of Cologne stretches over a distance of several kilometres it is wise to use public transport to get around during your study, internship or practical work experience in Cologne. Apart from the many tourist routes there is also a very reliable network of city buses, which bring you from one side of the city to another. Tickets are available at service points, ticket machines and from bus drivers. All the machines explain things in German and English so even if you don’t speak German it is very easy to buy tickets anywhere.

By subway:

The German subway is called the ‘U-Bahn’, running mostly underground, it is the backbone of the German public transportsystem. The U-Bahn started in 1902 and has nowadays over 170 stations and a total raillength of 144.2 kilometres. During the rush hours trains run every two minutes and during the rest of the day anywere between 7 and twelve minutes.

Major cities in Germany also have a line called the ‘S-Bahn’, which is similar to the U-Bahn with the exeption that this line runs over ground and not under the ground. Tickets for both of these lines are available at numerous points in the city and practically every station.

By Car:

A city such as Cologne has numerous ways leading in and from the city. The only thing you need to watch out for is the, as it is a very big city with chaotic traffic, and therefore requires some experience before you can drive safely in a city like Cologne.

By train:

Of course Cologne is very easy accessible by train. The names of the lines that run to and trough the city are InterCityExpress-, InterCity-, EuroCity- and InterRegio Trains, for you as an international student working and living in Cologne the trains make it very easy to travel in a comfortable way to any possible destination.

By TAXI:

Of course there are also a lot of taxi’s in Cologne accessible 24 hours a day, The following taxi centres are available in Cologne.

Aktiv Taxi-Funkmietwagen +49 221 6110300
Kugel Köln Taxi GmbH & Co KG +49 221 7602829
Maxi-Taxi +49 221 8603440
Tacke-Taxi 9 221 548020
TAXI - RUF +49 221 2882
Taxi 2000 GmbH & Co. KG +49 221 3481031
Taxi C & U GmbH +49 221 9661632
Taxi Mietwagen "Maxi Taxi Arndt" +49 221 3405271
Taxi Siegfried Hoffmann +49 221 2832884
Taxi-Ruf Koln Taxi-Rufsäule +49 221 1701919
Taxibetriebe Ehlert & Dahnhardt +49 221 838355