Charging cable for transmitting electrical energy, having a sheathed cable, wherein the charging cable has the following features: - at least four current conductor cables (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE) are arranged within the sheathed cable; - a first current conductor cable and a second current conductor cable are jointly assigned to a first voltage potential; - a third current conductor cable and a fourth current conductor cable are jointly assigned to a second voltage potential; - the first and second current conductor cables (A1, A2) and the third and fourth current conductor cables (B1, B2) are respectively connected at the ends of the charging cable; - a fifth current conductor cable, which is designed as a protective ground conductor cable, is additionally arranged within the sheathed cable; - the charging cable has at least one cooling line (3, 4, 5) which is arranged within the sheathed cable and through which a cooling fluid can flow; - the cooling line is in direct contact with each current conductor cable (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE); - the cooling line is arranged centrally as a central cooling line within the sheathed cable; - in the cross-section of the charging cable, the central cooling line is surrounded in a star shape by all of the current conductor cables (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE); and - the central cooling line is in direct contact with each current conductor cable (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE); wherein the charging cable is characterized by the following features: - the charging cable has, in addition to the central cooling line, a second cooling line and a third cooling line, through each of which a cooling fluid can flow; and - in the cross-section of the charging cable, the second cooling line and the third cooling line are arranged in a star shape around the central cooling line. - at least four current conductor cables (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE) are arranged within the sheathed cable; - a first current conductor cable and a second current conductor cable are jointly assigned to a first voltage potential; - a third current conductor cable and a fourth current conductor cable are jointly assigned to a second voltage potential; - the first and second current conductor cables (A1, A2) and the third and fourth current conductor cables (B1, B2) are respectively connected at the ends of the charging cable; - a fifth current conductor cable, which is designed as a protective ground conductor cable, is additionally arranged within the sheathed cable; - the charging cable has at least one cooling line (3, 4, 5) which is arranged within the sheathed cable and through which a cooling fluid can flow; - the cooling line is in direct contact with each current conductor cable (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE); - the cooling line is arranged centrally as a central cooling line within the sheathed cable; - in the cross-section of the charging cable, the central cooling line is surrounded in a star shape by all of the current conductor cables (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE); and - the central cooling line is in direct contact with each current conductor cable (A1, A2, B1, B2, PE); - the charging cable has, in addition to the central cooling line, a second cooling line and a third cooling line, through each of which a cooling fluid can flow; and - in the cross-section of the charging cable, the second cooling line and the third cooling line are arranged in a star shape around the central cooling line.