Passed through on way to hotel and returned for food later. Huge choice of eateries for quick food. Selection of shops when leaving Cologne for forgotten gifts.
The Central Station is easy. You can find everything there to shop, eat, drink... a Major hub for the region. Full crowded of tourist and locals. Be very very careful since its packed with pickpockets, I was there twice and both times the police were filling reports of thieves.
The main station is really convenient.You get trains to almost all parts of the Europe.Lufthansa has direct train from koln to Frankfurt airport connectivity.
From this centrally located railroad station you can travel through out europe. When I had difficultty flying into Cologne I received a lower cost flight to Paris and caught the train to Cologne which was a quick and very relaxing two and a half hour ride. I have also been to dusseldourf and Baden Baden and to the black forest country from Cologne. Any where in Europe if open to you by rail from Cologne.
Simple to negotiate with easy button press ticket options for trips to other towns/villages. Good little shops and also the best currywurst in the world!
The Cologne central station is well laid out with escalators and elevators connecting the various levels. Lots of fast food restaurants and stands, and even some shopping. The cleanliness is disappointing, however. Particularly for Germany.
This place is very crowded but near most of the major tourist sites. There are two McDonalds and other concessions. There are clean restroom facilities but you must pay a euro, so have some coins handy.
This station will take your breath away. You could go and spend the day just taking photos and have a coffee in the cafes. The city has done itself proud on this. Probably the best I have seen in Europe.
We used the station to cut through to get to the cathedral quater and the christmas markets. We found it hard to fing a help desk, but train timetables and platforms well signed
Both the indoor & outdoor achitecture are pretty nice. So far they provide an enough range of parking spots (comparing to other German Metropoles). The shops are also open on sundays. You actualy get what you need except for big electronic utilities and veggies maybe.The service :+ Lost & Found+ Tix (also travel agents)+ Storage boxes (small n large)+ Info Center+ Toilettes/Shower+ Wide range of shops (icl. florist, cosmetics/perfumes, bookstore, giftshops, Cafes and Restaurants- Tribune- sometime you hardy hear the announcement- the platforms too large/long so its quite easy to get on to the wrong train- since 1 platform is being used by 2 different directions at once.