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S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof.
To Köln Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes on the S19 (14 on the RE6).
DB Regio NRW (S19) and National Express (RE6), Rheinlandtarif, from flughafen köln/bonn station to köln hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes on the s19 (14 on the re6).
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | €4 | €4 |
| 2 adults | €4 | €8 |
| 3 adults | €4 | €12 |
| 4 adults | €4 | €16 |
| 5 adults | €3.84 | €19.20 |
| 6 adults | €3.87 | €23.20 |
| 7 adults | €3.89 | €27.20 |
| 8 adults | €3.90 | €31.20 |
EUR 4.00 an adult, EUR 1.80 a child aged 6 to 14, EUR 9.60 for a 24hTicket, EUR 19.20 for the 24hTicket 5 Personen (up to five people, 24 hours, on every bus, tram, S-Bahn and regional train in the city) — cheaper than five singles at EUR 20.00. The EUR 2.90 Kurzstrecke is not sold for S-Bahn or regional trains. The KölnCard covers the same area for EUR 9.00 (one person) or EUR 19.00 (five), sold at the same machines.
From arrivals to Köln Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes on the S19 (14 on the RE6)
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
Find the station
Flughafen Köln/Bonn station.
Buy and validate a ticket
Before boarding — a ticket bought but not validated can be fined.
Ride to Köln Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes on the S19 (14 on the RE6)
14–16 min.
Worth knowing
Five or more of you: the 24hTicket 5 Personen at EUR 19.20 beats five singles at EUR 20.00 — or the KölnCard for five at EUR 19.00, if a museum is on the list. Four pay EUR 16.00 in singles and should.
The S19 runs all night, every 30 minutes, except on Deutsche Bahn's engineering nights. As of 14 September 2026, there is no S19 after about 21:30 on the nights of 17, 18, 19 and 29 September; 1, 2, 3, 7, 15, 16, 17, 27, 29, 30 and 31 October; 4, 12, 13, 14, 24, 26, 27 and 28 November; and 2, 10 and 11 December. On those nights, a replacement bus leaves Terminal 1, stand 6, for Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf every 30 minutes, and the RE6 runs until 00:48.
Your ticket is not valid on the ICE, which leaves from the same station: the airport's long-distance platforms are Deutsche Bahn fares. A Rail&Fly or a DB ticket bought through to "Flughafen Köln/Bonn" does cover the S-Bahn leg.
Do not buy a Kurzstrecke: the EUR 2.90 short-hop ticket is not valid on S-Bahn or regional trains at all.
Deutsche Bahn's own page says 14 minutes from the Hauptbahnhof to the airport; the timetable gives 16 the other way. Both are right.