There are 10 ways to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
5h 8m€97–300Bus to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Aix-en-Provence to Nice Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)NCE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 55m€72–283Train via Paris
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln HbfTha
8h 49m€85–467Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marseille Airport to Frankfurt central train stationN235
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
17h 6m€84–187Drive 989 km
- Drive from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne989 km
9h 40m€154–223Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MRS - CGN
6h 41m€104–249Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
5h 25m€125–347Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)MRS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
6h 59m€97–317Train
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to LuxembourgTgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Koeln SuedRe
13h 26m€174–420Bus
- Take the bus from Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ride to Frankfurt - Airport Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGNN280 / ...
17h 34m€92–159
Aix-en-Provence to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 5h 8m and costs €95 - €300.
The distance between Aix-en-Provence and Cologne is 956 km. The road distance is 989 km.
The best way to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 49m and costs €80 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 8h 49m and costs €80 - €470. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €250 and takes 6h 41m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 34m.
Yes, the driving distance between Aix-en-Provence to Cologne is 989 km. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Aix-en-Provence to Cologne.
There are 1740+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Aix-en-Provence, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Gare Routière Quai 11 to Köln Hbf via Gare Aix TGV, Aix En Provence Tgv, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 8h 49m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–27
- 1st Class
- €29–45
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €60–95
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille Airport to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aix-en-Provence to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aix-en-Provence to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ride to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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