Travelling from Cologne to Kassel by train

Fast trains from Cologne to Kassel take around 2 hours and 35 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 181 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Cologne and Kassel.

1. Are there direct trains from Cologne to Kassel?

Journeys between Cologne and Kassel usually involve one change of train.

We usually find around 66 departures on the route from Cologne to Kassel every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

There are typically fewer departures at weekends, when we found around 64 departures.

2. How long is the train journey from Cologne to Kassel?

The Cologne to Kassel train travel time is normally about 2 hours and 35 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

3. What are the Cologne to Kassel train times and schedule?

On weekdays the earliest train to Kassel is usually scheduled to depart Cologne around 04:14 and the last train is around 23:53. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Cologne around 04:18, and the last at 23:53.