There are 12 ways to get from Albi to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
11h 27m€106–400Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf79
18h 35m€77–292Night train, train
- Take the night train from Albi Madeleine to Paris Austerlitz3754
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln HbfThalys
16h 25m€173–470Drive 1,035.9 km
- Drive from Albi to Cologne1,035.9 km
11h 58m€159–229Bus
- Take the bus from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Montpellier718
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Cologne Airport CGN
20h 20m€102–173Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)TLS - CGN
7h 51m€110–342Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)TLS - DUS
8h 4m€120–329Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Frankfurt (FRA)TLS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
6h 25m€141–355Train, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)TLS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
8h 17m€134–335Train, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)TLS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
9h 7m€158–395Train, fly to Strasbourg International Airport
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)TLS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
8h 26m€131–589Train, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)TLS - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
8h 47m€119–394
Albi to Cologne by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albi to Cologne is to bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Albi to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €140 - €360.
No, there is no direct train from Albi to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Albi Ville and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Toulouse Matabiau, Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Albi and Cologne is 1401 km. The road distance is 1035.9 km.
The best way to get from Albi to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs €100 - €400.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Albi to Cologne, including transfers.
Albi to Cologne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Albi Ville station.
The best way to get from Albi to Cologne is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs €100 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 20m.
Albi to Cologne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Albi to Cologne is 1036 km. It takes approximately 11h 58m to drive from Albi to Cologne.
What companies run services between Albi, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Albi Ville to Koeln Hbf via Toulouse Matabiau, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Albi Ville to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Toulouse Matabiau, Toulouse, Montpellier, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 20h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
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 Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Rail 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- Rail 1st Class
- €27–40
Night train from Albi Madeleine to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- 1st Class
- €30–55
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
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €16–24
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €28–35
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Albi Ville to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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