Fastest€32.79
- DB Fernverkehr DB366611:222h 8m13:30Stuttgart HauptbahnhofBonn Hbf
Door to door 2h 52mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Stuttgart to Bonn train
Trains from Stuttgart to Bonn start at €41.04 and take 2h 52m at their fastest.
The Trains from Stuttgart to Bonn starts at €41.04 and takes 2h 52m door to door, run by 5 operators over 303 km, with around 15 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 52mDoor to door
- 2h 8mMoving
- €41.04From
- 10.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | On board |
|---|---|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | €32.79 | 2h 50m | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
 European Sleeper | €34.44 | 2h 51m | Power sockets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi |
 Nmbs/sncb | €34.99 | 2h 50m | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
 SBB | €35.54 | 2h 51m | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
 SNCF | €33.89 | 2h 51m | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Bonn. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to sleep in Bonn
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When to book Stuttgart to Bonn
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.7890 days
- €12.8360 days
- €12.8345 days
- €12.8330 days
- €17.2321 days
- €22.1814 days
- €28.787 days
- €25.483 days
- €37.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 189 percent. The dearest point is €37.03, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €20.53Sun
- €18.33Mon
- €18.88Tue
- €18.88Wed
- €22.73Thu
- €21.08Fri
- €22.18Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Stuttgart
Rail
- Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
- Stuttgart Hbf
- Stuttgart-Sommerrain
Bonn
Rail
- Bonn Hbf
- Bonn UN Campus
- Bonn Hauptbahnhof
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 303 km against 264 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Stuttgart at 06:15 and the last at 17:29, across 15 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 52m | 2h 8m | 44m | €41.04 | 10.0 kg | 15 |
| Coach | 4h 45m | 4h 1m | 44m | €18.33 | 8.2 kg | 15 |
Questions about Stuttgart to Bonn
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn take?
The Train from Stuttgart to Bonn takes 2h 52m door to door, of which 2h 8m is spent moving. The route runs 303 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn cost?
The Train from Stuttgart to Bonn starts at €41.04 for one passenger, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare is €38.29. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn?
5 operators run the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn: DB Fernverkehr, European Sleeper, Nmbs/sncb, SBB, SNCF. Between them they file around 15 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn use?
The Train from Stuttgart to Bonn leaves from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and arrives at Bonn Hbf. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Stuttgart to Bonn?
Travelling from Stuttgart to Bonn by Coach costs €18.33 and takes 4h 45m door to door, against 2h 52m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn?
Fares for the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 189 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn produce?
The Train from Stuttgart to Bonn produces about 10.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 303 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn?
Operators on the Train from Stuttgart to Bonn publish Power sockets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi. That is what 5 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 52m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Stuttgart to Bonn on 12 September 2026: 303 km of route against 264 km in a straight line, 15 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €41.04, and 2h 52m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in Bonn
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