There are 9 ways to get from Avignon to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, 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.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
7h 20m€76–448Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Avignon to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N710
13h 55m€74–113Drive 920 km
- Drive from Avignon to Colognecar 920 km
9h 14m€142–205Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 43m€111–334Train
- Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 79 / ...
8h 45m€154–223Bus, train
- Take the bus from AVIGNON, Parking Autocars Saint-Benezet, Boulevard du Rhône to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Koblenz Stadtmittetrain Rb
- Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Suedtrain Re
17h 53m€132–153Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MRS - CGN
7h 17m€115–280Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 57m€116–360Train, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MRS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 34m€119–360
Avignon to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Avignon to Cologne is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Avignon to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct train from Avignon to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Avignon Tgv and arriving at Köln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Avignon and Cologne is 1186 km. The road distance is 920 km.
The best way to get from Avignon to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 20m and costs €75 - €450.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Avignon to Cologne, including transfers.
Avignon to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Avignon Tgv station.
The best way to get from Avignon to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 7h 20m and costs €75 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 13h 55m.
Avignon to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Avignon to Cologne is 920 km. It takes approximately 9h 14m to drive from Avignon to Cologne.
What companies run services between Avignon, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Avignon Tgv to Köln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 7h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Avignon to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Lyon, Perrache Bus Station, Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday 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
- €80–210
- 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
- €45–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- Rail 1st Class
- €170–240
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
Train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- 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 Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Avignon to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from AVIGNON, Parking Autocars Saint-Benezet, Boulevard du Rhône to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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