There are 5 ways to get from Amrum to Cologne by ferry, train, bus, 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.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Wittduen(Amrum) to Hoernum(Sylt)ferry 3 / ...
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 33
11h 17mLine 1 bus, ferry, line 2 bus to Westerland, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nebel Westerheide to Wittdün Fähranlegerbus
- Take the ferry from Wittduen(Amrum) to Hoernum(Sylt)ferry
- Take the bus from Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOBbus
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GWT - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 13mFerry to Westerland, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the ferry from Wittduen(Amrum) to Hoernum(Sylt)ferry
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane GWT - CGN
12h 28mFerry to Westerland, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the ferry from Wittduen(Amrum) to Hoernum(Sylt)ferry
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GWT - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 49mFerry, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the ferry from Wittduen(Amrum) to Hoernum(Sylt)ferry
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
10h 33m
Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Amrum and Cologne is 733 km.
The best way to get from Amrum to Cologne without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Amrum to Cologne, including transfers.
There are 1832+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Amrum, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Amrum to Cologne. However, you can take the line 1 bus to Wittdün Fähranleger, walk to Wittduen(Amrum), take the ferry to Hoernum(Sylt), walk to Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen, take the line 2 bus to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOB, walk to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof, then take the train to Köln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take the line 1 bus to Wittdün Fähranleger, walk to Wittduen(Amrum), take the ferry to Hoernum(Sylt), walk to Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen, take the line 2 bus to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOB, take the line 4 bus to Westerland Bahnweg/Inselverwaltung, walk to Westerland (GWT) airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), walk to D-Flughafen Terminal S, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, then take the train to Koeln Hbf.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Westerland to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Westerland to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–500
Flights from Westerland to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Westerland to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Westerland to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0 46 67 - 9 40 30
- info@faehre.de
- Website
- faehre.de
Bus from Nebel Westerheide to Wittdün Fähranleger
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://www.faehre.de/
- Phone
- +49 4651 836100
- info@svg-busreisen.de
- Website
- svg-busreisen.de
Bus from Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
- Phone
- +49 4651 836100
- info@svg-busreisen.de
- Website
- svg-busreisen.de
Ferry from Wittduen(Amrum) to Hoernum(Sylt)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
- Phone
- +49 4651 9870888
- info@adler-schiffe.de
- Website
- adler-schiffe.de
Ferry from Wittduen(Amrum) to Hoernum(Sylt)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.adler-schiffe.de/
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