Wunderbarer Hauptbahnhof mit Dach. Die Imbiss und Sandwichshops sind offen. Es ist warm und sehr…read morehell. Review: 5

Central station for the city of Köln (Cologne), it is one of the busiest rail stations in Germany…read more It is quite large and I got to explore it a bit today thanks to a delay by the wonderful folks at Deutsche Bahn. My tip to you is that if you do have an extended layover here, use the luggage storage for your suitcases and step outside. You'll find the tremendous Kölner Dom that is worth photographing and touring. I did not have THAT much time so it was pictures only today. The train station has coffee (including Starbucks, yuck), pastries, lots of restaurants, restrooms, a waiting lounge if your train ticket includes that service, car rentals, ATMs and yes, the Ibis hotel. [Review 21267 overall - 271 in Germany - 232 of 2024.]

For the 2 years i lived in Ehrenfeld and i never appreciated the usefulness of this Station, mostly…read morebecause i stayed a lot in Ehrenfeld or used the Subway to go somewhere else. But now, i've been using it a lot to commute from the city center where CoWork-Lab is, and LaserTag Köln which is in Bickendorf. The ride is quite fast and painless, the station is completely open with just a little stretch on both ends being covered with a roof. I like how the walls are covered with some cool graffiti. It gives the whole location an urban touch. It has connection to the city subway Lines 3 and 4. Sadly as in a lot of stations around here, the piss odor is pretty much awful on the underpass. And on New Year's Eve it's actually a pretty cool location to see the fireworks ;)