Minsk to Cologne by train
Travel from Minsk (Belarus) to Cologne (Germany) by train (1430km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Minsk in Belarus to Cologne in Germany, the main route leads via Poland. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Minsk (Belarus) - Warsaw (Poland) - Cologne (Germany)
- 2Minsk (Belarus) - Berlin (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
1430 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Minsk to Cologne, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Minsk / Minsk - Bremen / Minsk - Dortmund / Minsk - Frankfurt am Main / Minsk - Hamburg / Minsk - Hanover / Minsk - Leipzig / Minsk - Munich / Minsk - Stuttgart1 Minsk (Belarus) - Warsaw (Poland) - Cologne (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Minsk (Belarus) to Warsaw (Poland)
Travel from Belarus to Poland by train. There are direct trains on the route from Minsk via Brest to Warsaw. The journey time is 7 hours. There are at least three train connections daily. The train ticket price starts at 25 EUR.
The day train connection from Minsk might include a change of trains in Brest. From Brest continue to Warsaw. The train ticket price is 25 EUR.
There are as well overnight train connections available if you prefer to sleep in a comfortable bed.
Where to buy a ticket from Minsk to Warsaw?
Check times&prices 
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 9S Moscow - Warsaw / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin
train company:
PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity / BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Minsk / Minsk - Krakow / Minsk - Gdańsk / Minsk - Katowice / Minsk - Lublin / Minsk - Poznań / Minsk - Szczecin / Minsk - Wrocław / Minsk - Łódź
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Cologne (Germany)
To travel from Poland to Germany by train, buy a saver price ticket ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn from 39 EUR. This offer is available from selected destinations in Poland to Germany.
If this special offer is not available from your departure railway station, buy first a ticket of Polish railways to one of the bigger cities in Poland. From there buy as second the saver fare ticket of Deutsche Bahn to your travel destination in Germany.
Buy your ticket via the given booking links. There you find the exact train schedules and ticket prices.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Cologne?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / EuroCity (EC) / Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK) / Express InterCity (EIC) / Berlin Warszawa Express (BWE)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 446 Warsaw - Cologne
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Warsaw / Warsaw - Berlin / Krakow - Berlin / Gdańsk - Berlin / Warsaw - Munich / Krakow - Munich / Warsaw - Frankfurt am Main / Krakow - Hamburg
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2 Minsk (Belarus) - Berlin (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Minsk (Belarus) to Berlin (Germany)
Travel from Belarus to Germany by one of the direct overnight trains. These trains run from Orsha, Minsk and Brest to Berlin. Train tickets are available from 175 EUR.
Optionally travel with a change of train in Warsaw (Poland). First from your departure railway station in Belarus to Warsaw. And by a second train ticket from Warsaw to Germany. Buy this saver fare ticket "Sparpreis Europa" of Deutsche Bahn (German railways) from 39 EUR for your journey from Poland to Germany.
Find the exact train schedules and ticket prices via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Minsk to Berlin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin
train company:
RZD Российские железные дороги
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Minsk / Minsk - Cologne / Minsk - Düsseldorf / Minsk - Frankfurt am Main / Minsk - Hamburg / Minsk - Hanover / Minsk - Leipzig / Minsk - Munich / Minsk - Nuremberg / Minsk - Stuttgart
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2b Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Cologne (Germany)
Travel from Berlin to Cologne by train. The train ticket price starts at 17,90 EUR. The journey time is 4:30 hours. There are more than 25 daily train connections. The first train departs at 04:30. The last train departure is at 20:00. You will travel by ICE (Intercity Express) high-speed-train.
Optionally travel by Flixtrain with ticket prices starting at 9,90 EUR. The journey time is 5:30 hours with two daily train connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Cologne?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Berlin
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