Lisbon to Cologne

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Lisbon to Cologne. From €152.95, fastest 5h 58m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Lisbon to Cologne costs €152.95 at the cheapest and takes 5h 58m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 1,906 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,906 km
Fastest
5h 58m
Average
6h 10m
Services per day
22
Cheapest
€152.95
CO2 per passenger
468.9 kg
Door to door

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.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 59m2h 49m3h 10m€180.68468.9 kg22
  • 5h 59mFastest, by Flight
  • €180.68Cheapest, by Flight
  • 468.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,906 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€152.95
  1. Eurowings E799220:103h 4m23:14Lisbon LISKöln CGN

Door to door 6h 14mCO2 468.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€196.61
  1. TAP Portugal TA805906:232h 49m09:12Lisbon LISKöln CGN

Door to door 5h 59mCO2 468.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€201.33
  1. ASL Airlines Belgium AS201307:302h 36m10:06Lisbon LISParis CDG
  2. Eurostar E524111:412h 50m14:31Paris Gare de LyonKoln Hauptbahnhof

Changes at Paris, with 95 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 8h 58mCO2 381.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, 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.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
FlixBus-eu2 changesFlixBus N119311:1516:1529h 21m
FlixBus-eu2 changesFlixBus N119311:1511:1524h 21m
FlixBus-eu3 changesFlixBus N119311:1510:1523h 27m
FlixBus-eu3 changesFlixBus 79411:3013:1425h 55m
FlixBus-eu4 changesFlixBus 79411:3012:1524h 55m
FlixBus-eu2 changesFlixBus 105013:0506:1641h 22m
FlixBus-eu3 changesFlixBus 105013:0519:1530h 20m
FlixBus-eu4 changesFlixBus 105013:0513:1424h 20m
FlixBus-eu5 changesFlixBus 105013:0512:1523h 20m

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 Lisbon to Cologne
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Lisbon to CologneThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Flight€429.07€344.70€355.91€263.28€241.45€229.65€262.10€242.63€237.91€233.19€214.90€188.35€180.68€193.66

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €152.95

The flight gets you into Cologne. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Cologne for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Koln Hauptbahnhof and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Lisbon to Cologne

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €147.6490 days
  2. €136.4360 days
  3. €154.1345 days
  4. €151.1830 days
  5. €172.4221 days
  6. €193.6614 days
  7. €262.107 days
  8. €355.913 days
  9. €429.071 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €136.43.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 214 percent. The most expensive point is €429.07, 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.
€429.07€136.431371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €214.90Sun
  2. €188.35Mon
  3. €180.68Tue
  4. €193.66Wed
  5. €242.63Thu
  6. €237.91Fri
  7. €233.19Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €229.65Sep
  2. €162.39Oct
  3. €145.87Nov
  4. €148.23Dec
  5. €141.15Jan
  6. €126.99Feb

The route

LisbonLisbonKölnKöln
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
82% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 18% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,906 km against 1,851 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Liège, Luxembourg, Gasteiz / Vitoria, Paris. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Lisbon at 06:11 and the last at 20:10, across 22 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Lisbon

Rail
  • Lisboa Oriente
  • Lisboa Santa Apolónia
  • Chelas
Bus
  • Lisboa Sete Rios
  • Sete Rios Coach Station
Air
  • LIS
Ferry
  • Lisbon Cruise Terminal
  • Belém

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 taxi stand outside an airport terminal

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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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Eurowings€152.95
Ryanair€161.21
TAP Portugal€160.62
  • Eurowings
  • Ryanair
  • TAP Portugal
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€122.0080%
Taxes€21.9614%
Supplier fees€7.005%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€152.95100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Cologne well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

The fastest journey from Lisbon to Cologne takes 5h 58m door to door, of which 2h 49m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 10m, 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

The cheapest fare from Lisbon to Cologne is €152.95, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €263.28. 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

The cheapest way from Lisbon to Cologne is by Flight, at €180.68 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 59m 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

Fares from Lisbon to Cologne bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €136.43. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 214 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lisbon to Cologne, at €180.68. 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lisbon to Cologne, at €126.99 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

3 operators sell services from Lisbon to Cologne across 1 modes: Eurowings, Ryanair, TAP Portugal. 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

82 percent of the services we sell from Lisbon to Cologne are direct. The rest connect at Liège, Luxembourg, Gasteiz / Vitoria, Paris, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Lisbon to Cologne use?

Services from Lisbon to Cologne by Flight leave from Lisbon LIS 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 Lisbon to Cologne?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Lisbon 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 Lisbon to Cologne on September 9, 2026: 1906 km of route against 1851 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €152.95, and 5h 58m 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.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Cologne and across Germany

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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