There are 6 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 Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)ferry Sch
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 33
11h 17mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Nordstrand(b Husum)ferry Sch
- Take the bus from Bredstedt Markt to Flensburg Bahnhof/Serpentinebus 130
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Leverkusenbus N74
17h 25mFerry, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(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
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
10h 39mFerry, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)ferry
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
11h 3mFerry, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)ferry
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
11h 59mFerry to Westerland, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)ferry
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GWT - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 14m
Hamburg Airport (HAM) 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 710+ 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 Wittdün(Amrum), take the ferry to Hörnum(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 a bus from Nebel Westerheide to Köln Heumarkt via Wittdün Fähranleger, Wittdün(Amrum), Nordstrand(b Husum), Bredstedt Markt, Flensburg Bahnhof/Serpentine, Flensburg central train station, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 17h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Bremen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- 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
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 4841 6900
- info@rohde-bus.de
- Website
- norddeutsche-verkehrsbetriebe.de
Bus from Bredstedt Markt to Flensburg Bahnhof/Serpentine
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- norddeutsche-verkehrsbetriebe.de
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 4651 9870888
- info@adler-schiffe.de
- Website
- adler-schiffe.de
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Adler-Schiffe
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Nordstrand(b Husum)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Adler-Schiffe
- Phone
- +49 4651 836100
- info@svg-busreisen.de
- Website
- svg-busreisen.de
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Hörnum(Sylt)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
Ferry from Wittdün(Amrum) to Nordstrand(b Husum)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
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