Useful information about your train trip to Cologne

Soon you will travel with NS International to Cologne. In order to provide you with the best possible service, we have collected all the useful information relating to your journey.

Praktische informatie

Travel updates

Be prepared for your trip and view the current travel information before you leave.

Your ticket close at hand

With the NS International App you will always have your ticket close at hand and be up-to-date with the latest information.

Don't rush

RAre you travelling with a lot of luggage or with children and do you have to change trains? Don't rush and catch an earlier train.

Changing and cancelling train tickets

Manage your booking: cancel or change your booking.

Before you go

Helpful travel tips, information on luggage and bringing your bike or pet on board the train.

During your trip

To make your trip in various European cities as smoothly as possible, we will give you more information.

Floor plan Cologne station

Here you will find a map of Cologne station.

Tips for when travelling by train

We offer 10 tips to help you make the most of your precious time and to make your trip enjoyable.

Great tips

Phantasialand Cologne

Find out how to get there comfortably by train and let the fun begin once on board the train.

City trip Cologne

Cologne has everything for a perfect city break: art and the best shops and restaurants.

Weekend getaway Cologne

Cologne is the ideal destination for a weekend getaway: it is clearly the oldest city in Germany. Cologne can be described as open, tolerant and multicultural.

Tips Cologne

Hip & happening: this versatile city on the Rhine is surprisingly close!

Restaurants in Cologne

Where do you go to get the best coffee, the most delicious lunches, the tastiest dinners and the freshest beers?

Shopping in Cologne

There’s no shortage of choice. We present the best neighbourhoods, shopping streets and malls for shopping in Cologne.

Cologne-Bonn Airport

The Cologne-Bonn Airport is located very close to the metropolis of Cologne and is one of Europe’s largest airports.