Fastest€48.19
- Nmbs/sncb N981917:292h 36m20:05Bonn HbfNurnberg Hauptbahnhof
Door to door 3h 20mCO2 12.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Bonn to Nuremberg train
Trains from Bonn to Nuremberg start at €49.29 and take 3h 20m at their fastest.
The Trains from Bonn to Nuremberg starts at €49.29 and takes 3h 20m door to door, run by 5 operators over 365 km, with around 15 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 3h 20mDoor to door
- 2h 36mMoving
- €49.29From
- 12.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail 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 | €39.39 | 3h 16m | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 European Sleeper | €41.04 | 3h 16m | Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi |
 Nmbs/sncb | €41.59 | 3h 15m | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 SBB | €42.69 | 3h 15m | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 SNCF | €40.49 | 3h 16m | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Nuremberg. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Bonn to Nuremberg
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €21.0890 days
- €15.0360 days
- €14.4845 days
- €15.0330 days
- €20.5321 days
- €22.1814 days
- €28.237 days
- €24.933 days
- €38.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €14.48.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 163 percent. The most expensive point is €38.13, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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.
- €23.83Sun
- €21.08Mon
- €22.18Tue
- €22.18Wed
- €26.58Thu
- €24.93Fri
- €22.18Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bonn
Rail
- Bonn Hbf
- Bonn UN Campus
- Bonn Hauptbahnhof
Nuremberg
Rail
- Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof
- Nürnberg Hbf
- Nuremberg Hgbf
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 365 km against 318 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 Bonn 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 | 3h 20m | 2h 36m | 44m | €49.29 | 12.0 kg | 15 |
| Coach | 5h 35m | 4h 51m | 44m | €21.08 | 9.9 kg | 15 |
Questions about Bonn to Nuremberg
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Bonn to Nuremberg take?
The Train from Bonn to Nuremberg takes 3h 20m door to door, of which 2h 36m is spent moving. The route runs 365 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 Bonn to Nuremberg cost?
The Train from Bonn to Nuremberg starts at €49.29 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €45.99. 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 Bonn to Nuremberg?
5 operators run the Train from Bonn to Nuremberg: 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 Bonn to Nuremberg use?
The Train from Bonn to Nuremberg leaves from Bonn Hbf and arrives at Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof. 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 Bonn to Nuremberg?
Traveling from Bonn to Nuremberg by Coach costs €21.08 and takes 5h 35m door to door, against 3h 20m 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 Bonn to Nuremberg?
Fares for the Train from Bonn to Nuremberg bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €14.48. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 163 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Bonn to Nuremberg produce?
The Train from Bonn to Nuremberg produces about 12.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 365 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Bonn to Nuremberg?
Operators on the Train from Bonn to Nuremberg publish Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi. That is what 5 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 3h 20m 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 modeled 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 Bonn to Nuremberg on September 12, 2026: 365 km of route against 318 km in a straight line, 15 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €49.29, and 3h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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