St. Pölten → Cologne
Cologne → St. Pölten ⇄3 a weekfastest 12h13SNCBNight train
Direct trains · no change
- 18:46 → 06:59+1NJ 448 Night trainSt.Pölten Hbf → Köln Hbf · via Linz, Salzburg, Munich12h137 stopsRuns: Tue, Thu, SunSNCB ↗
Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, be_sncb, de_delfi, de_rv) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.
Door to door vs flying
Overnight: leave 18:46, arrive 06:59
The plane is -8h51 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.
From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Ryanair.