Travel to Cologne
Every way to reach Cologne: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Cologne is reachable from 232 places across 49 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 72 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach Cologne
Every mode that actually calls at Cologne, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 192 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 1,193 km | 14 |
| Coach | 130 | €10.07 | 1h 30m | 1,430 km | 7 |
| Flight | 266 | €38.49 | 4h 3m | 9,350 km | 50 |
| Ferry | 8 | €11.88 | 3h 9m | 78 km | 1 |
- 232Places you can arrive from
- 232Places you can leave for
- 49Countries
- 72Operators
Cologne is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Where to stay in Cologne
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 160 | 27% | Ratingen, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 144 | 24% | Rotterdam, 204 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 166 | 28% | Linz, 603 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 126 | 21% | Palermo, 1512 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cologne that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 218 | 41% |
| Italy | 48 | 9% |
| Spain | 42 | 8% |
| Türkiye | 27 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 25 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 24 | 5% |
| France | 22 | 4% |
| Belgium | 19 | 4% |
| Greece | 14 | 3% |
| Croatia | 13 | 2% |
| Poland | 10 | 2% |
| Austria | 9 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 2% |
| Morocco | 8 | 2% |
| Portugal | 8 | 2% |
| Romania | 7 | 1% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6 | 1% |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1% |
| Denmark | 6 | 1% |
| Serbia | 6 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Cologne
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Köln
- Koln Hauptbahnhof
- Köln Hbf
- Köln-Lövenich
- Koln Breslauer Platz
- Wahn S-Bahn
- CGN
- 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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The cheapest journeys into Cologne
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essen to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 1h 42m | 58 km |
| Dortmund to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 1h 56m | 74 km |
| Duisburg to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 1h 41m | 57 km |
| Bochum to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 1h 46m | 64 km |
| Münster to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 2h 42m | 124 km |
| Gelsenkirchen to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 1h 47m | 64 km |
| Mönchengladbach to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 1h 30m | 45 km |
| Aachen to Cologne bus | €10.07 | 1h 47m | 63 km |
| Frankfurt am Main to Cologne bus | €10.08 | 2h 49m | 153 km |
| Wiesbaden to Cologne bus | €10.08 | 2h 47m | 131 km |
| Bielefeld to Cologne bus | €11.18 | 3h 18m | 164 km |
| Essen to Cologne train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 58 km |
| Duisburg to Cologne train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 57 km |
| Bochum to Cologne train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 64 km |
| Gelsenkirchen to Cologne train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 64 km |
| Aachen to Cologne train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 63 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Cologne well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Cologne?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Cologne
Common questions about Travel to Cologne
How can I get to Cologne?
Cologne is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 232 places, across 49 countries, on services run by 72 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Cologne?
The cheapest way into Cologne is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 232 origins we sell into Cologne over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Cologne?
The fastest journey into Cologne is by Train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Cologne have?
Cologne has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Koln Hauptbahnhof, Köln Hbf, Köln-Lövenich. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Cologne from within 200 km?
160 of the routes we sell into Cologne start within 200 km. The nearest is Ratingen, 41 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Cologne in Germany?
Cologne connects to 232 places on our network across 49 countries, the furthest of them 9,350 km away in a straight line. Germany routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Germany
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Cologne afterward does not belong to us.
Things to do in Cologne
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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