Cheapest€194.25
- SunExpress SE335908:003h 43m11:43Ankara ESBKöln CGN
Door to door 6h 53mCO2 594.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Ankara to Cologne costs €194.25 at the cheapest and takes 6h 36m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 5 operators. The route covers 2,415 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,415 km
- Fastest
- 6h 36m
- Average
- 6h 51m
- Services per day
- 40
- Cheapest
- €194.25
- CO2 per passenger
- 594.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 36m | 3h 26m | 3h 10m | €226.11 | 594.1 kg | 40 |
- 6h 36mFastest, by Flight
- €226.11Cheapest, by Flight
- 594.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,415 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€196.02
- Corendon Airlines CA626120:233h 26m23:49Ankara ESBKöln CGN
Door to door 6h 36mCO2 594.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otobus Metro Banliyo4 changes | 339-7 | 09:27 | 06:29 | 45h 27m |
| Otobus Metro Banliyo4 changes | 339-7 | 09:27 | 06:29 | 45h 23m |
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.4 changes | 81019 | 11:25 | 06:29 | 43h 24m |
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.4 changes | 81019 | 11:25 | 06:29 | 43h 20m |
| Otobus Metro Banliyo4 changes | 339-7 | 12:23 | 12:05 | 47h 57m |
| Otobus Metro Banliyo5 changes | 542 | 12:42 | 12:05 | 47h 39m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ankara to Cologne | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €535.86 | €430.84 | €440.87 | €332.31 | €313.43 | €280.39 | €304.58 | €302.81 | €279.80 | €301.63 | €270.95 | €236.14 | €226.11 | €241.45 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €194.25
The flight gets you into Cologne. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Cologne for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Ankara to Cologne
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €181.2790 days
- €168.2960 days
- €196.6145 days
- €187.7630 days
- €201.9221 days
- €241.4514 days
- €304.587 days
- €440.873 days
- €535.861 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €168.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 218 percent. The most expensive point is €535.86, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €270.95Sun
- €236.14Mon
- €226.11Tue
- €241.45Wed
- €302.81Thu
- €279.80Fri
- €301.63Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €280.39Sep
- €203.10Oct
- €181.86Nov
- €184.22Dec
- €178.32Jan
- €150.59Feb
The route
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 2,415 km against 2,345 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Ankara at 06:10 and the last at 20:52, across 40 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Ankara
Rail
- Ankara Gar
- Ankara railway station
- Ankara high-speed railway station
Bus
- Ankara ASTI
- Ankara Intercity Bus Station
Air
- ESB
Köln
Rail
- Koln Hauptbahnhof
- Köln Hbf
- Köln-Lövenich
Bus
- Koln Breslauer Platz
- Wahn S-Bahn
Air
- CGN
Ferry
- Weiß - Zündorf
- Zündorf - Weiß
Cologne is large, and the road in from CGN can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Cologne
Settled in advance, so the ride into Cologne costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 AJet | €195.43 | 6h 36m |
 Corendon Airlines | €196.02 | 6h 36m |
 Pegasus Airlines | €196.02 | 6h 37m |
 SunExpress | €194.25 | 6h 37m |
 Turkish Airlines | €197.79 | 6h 36m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €157.00 | 81% |
| Taxes | €28.26 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €194.25 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Cologne well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Cologne
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Ankara to Cologne
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 it take to get from Ankara to Cologne?
The fastest journey from Ankara to Cologne takes 6h 36m door to door, of which 3h 26m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 51m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ankara to Cologne?
The cheapest fare from Ankara to Cologne is €194.25, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €329.07. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ankara to Cologne?
The cheapest way from Ankara to Cologne is by Flight, at €226.11 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 36m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Ankara to Cologne?
Fares from Ankara to Cologne bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €168.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 218 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ankara to Cologne?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ankara to Cologne, at €226.11. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ankara to Cologne?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ankara to Cologne, at €150.59 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Ankara to Cologne?
5 operators sell services from Ankara to Cologne across 1 modes: AJet, Corendon Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Turkish Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Ankara to Cologne?
Every service we sell from Ankara to Cologne is direct, with around 40 departures a day and a fastest journey of 6h 36m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Ankara to Cologne use?
Services from Ankara to Cologne by Flight leave from Ankara ESB and arrive at Köln CGN. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ankara to Cologne?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Ankara to Cologne allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ankara to Cologne on September 9, 2026: 2415 km of route against 2345 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €194.25, and 6h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Cologne is somebody else's catalog.
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