You can go via express train non-stop from Cologne to Paris via Belgium. At least if that journey is still I served, I did that 15 years ago several times when I still lived in the area. Took like 3-4 hours? Not sure anymore.
You can do it from Berlin now. Still takes 8h, but that it is possible is amazing.
Why it Takes you 4 Hours extra from Berlin to Cologne is another story, bascically: German train Company is terrible and they have not invested enough Into the infrastructure for the past 20 years.
This year its especially bad
If you’re close enough, you can walk.
ETA I’d expect there are fast rails from Berlin to Paris, and if not, why not?
You can go via express train non-stop from Cologne to Paris via Belgium. At least if that journey is still I served, I did that 15 years ago several times when I still lived in the area. Took like 3-4 hours? Not sure anymore.
You can do it from Berlin now. Still takes 8h, but that it is possible is amazing. Why it Takes you 4 Hours extra from Berlin to Cologne is another story, bascically: German train Company is terrible and they have not invested enough Into the infrastructure for the past 20 years. This year its especially bad
I buy my groceries in Germany from France, and I often do that by bike. Or sometimes I take the tramway.