There are 12 ways to get from Aberystwyth to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
10h 27m€153–582Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station409
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Cologne Airport CGN328
19h 31m€63–94Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aberystwyth to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
10h 11mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
7h 41m€107–326Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals409
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Dover700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Düsseldorf central bus station
21h 6m€78–179Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberystwyth to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
11h 19m€179–261Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
9h 5m€112–307Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
8h 38m€87–274Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LHR - CGN
9h 14m€128–469Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BHX - CGN
7h 20m€117–273Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LHR - DUS
9h 51m€128–472Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BHX - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
10h 25m€113–394
Aberystwyth to Cologne by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberystwyth to Cologne is to bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Aberystwyth to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €110 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Aberystwyth to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Aberystwyth and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Birmingham New Street, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 27m.
The distance between Aberystwyth and Cologne is 971 km.
The best way to get from Aberystwyth to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 10h 27m and costs €150 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Aberystwyth to Cologne, including transfers.
Aberystwyth to Cologne train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Aberystwyth station.
The best way to get from Aberystwyth to Cologne is to train which takes 10h 27m and costs €150 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 19h 31m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Aberystwyth. It is currently 5:37 PM in Aberystwyth and 6:37 PM in Cologne.
Aberystwyth to Cologne train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
What companies run services between Aberystwyth, Wales and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Aberystwyth to Koeln Hbf via Birmingham New Street, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 10h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Köln Hbf via Birmingham Coach Station, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 19h 31m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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