Distance from Köln to Zürich

The distance between Köln, Germany and Zürich, Switzerland is 413 kilometers (257 miles).

Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

From Köln to Zürich, the straight-line distance is 413 kilometers, heading south. Köln is at 58 meters above sea level, while Zürich is at 429 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 12-14 hours
Car 8-10 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
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Köln, Germany

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Berlin

Coordinates: 50.9333° N 6.95° E

Elevation: 58 m (190 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
  • Bonn-Hangelar Airport (BNJ)
  • Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)
  • Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL)
  • Essen/Mülheim Airport (ESS)
Zürich, Switzerland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 47.3667° N 8.55° E

Elevation: 429 m (1,407 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Zurich Airport (ZRH)
  • Emmen Air Base (EML)
  • Buochs Airport (BXO)
  • Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (ZQL)
  • St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH)

Other distances from Köln

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Köln to Berlin 480 km
From Köln to Hamburg 358 km
From Köln to Munich 457 km
From Köln to Frankfurt am Main 153 km
From Köln to Stuttgart 288 km

Other distances from Zürich

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Zürich to Bern 96 km
From Zürich to Basel 77 km
From Zürich to Lausanne 174 km
From Zürich to Winterthur 20 km
From Zürich to Genève 225 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Köln and Zürich.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Leicester, United Kingdom 413 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Nottingham, United Kingdom 414 km
Phoenix, United States Las Vegas, United States 412 km
Boston, United States Laval, Canada 415 km
Madrid, Spain Málaga, Spain 415 km
Sucre, Bolivia La Paz, Bolivia 415 km
Dublin, Ireland Reading, United Kingdom 415 km
Lucknow, India New Delhi, India 416 km
Vancouver, Canada Portland, United States 416 km
Lucknow, India Delhi, India 416 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Reading, United Kingdom 416 km
Lagos, Nigeria Accra, Ghana 410 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Leicester, United Kingdom 410 km
Ottawa, Canada Hamilton, Canada 409 km
Torreón, Mexico Culiacán, Mexico 409 km
Zapopan, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 418 km
Zaragoza, Spain Murcia, Spain 408 km
Stockholm, Sweden Oslo, Norway 418 km
Montréal, Canada South Boston, United States 407 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom 407 km

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