There are 7 ways to get from Alps to Cologne by unknown, train, bus, night train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, train
best- Walk from Alps to Martignyunknown
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain Ir
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
8h 40mTravel, bus
- Walk from Alps to Chamonixunknown
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Dijonbus
- Take the bus from Dijon to Cologne Airport CGNbus
12h 41mTravel, bus, night train
- Walk from Alps to Palleusieuxunknown
- Take the bus from Aosta to Basel SBBbus
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
14h 16mTravel, bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Walk from Alps to Chamonix Sud Bus Stationunknown
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
6h 1mTravel, bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Walk from Alps to Chamonix Sud Bus Stationunknown
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 8mTravel, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Walk from Alps to Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Courmayeur to Malpensa Airport - Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MXP - DUS
7h 43mTravel, bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Walk from Alps to Chamonix Sud Bus Stationunknown
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 46m
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Alps and Cologne is 792 km.
The best way to get from Alps to Cologne without a car is to travel and train which takes 8h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Alps to Cologne, including transfers.
There are 552+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Alps, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and Cologne, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Alps to Cologne. However, you can travel to Martigny, take the train to Visp, take the train to Basel SBB, take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Köln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Alps to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Chamonix, Dijon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 12h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–49
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €24–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €44–49
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dijon to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Courmayeur to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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