Cologne | Public transport
How to move from one side of the town to the other?
Angela and Marcelo Meyer
Germany
Public transportation in the Cologne region is well-structured, featuring various bus lines, the U-Bahn (subway), S-Bahn (train), and Strassenbahn (tram) spread throughout the city, with extensions reaching as far as Bonn.
An Einzelticket (single ticket) costs €3.70 for adults and €1.90 for children; both are for the 1b zone, which covers travel within Cologne or Bonn.
For travel to the wider metropolitan area (including the airport), a 2b ticket must be purchased, costing €5.00 for adults and €2.50 for children.
To travel from Cologne to Bonn — or vice versa — the ticket to purchase is the Zone 4 ticket, priced at €10.30 for adults and €4.90 for children.
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