Travelling from Cologne to Hildesheim by train

Fast trains from Cologne to Hildesheim take around 3 hours and 21 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 247 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Cologne and Hildesheim.

1. Are there direct trains from Cologne to Hildesheim?

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

We usually find around 20 departures on the route from Cologne to Hildesheim 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 13 departures.

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

The Cologne to Hildesheim train travel time is normally about 3 hours and 21 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

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

On weekdays the earliest train to Hildesheim is usually scheduled to depart Cologne around 08:48 and the last train is around 23:17. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Cologne around 04:27, and the last at 23:17.