There are 12 ways to get from Barnsley to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/A11
best- Take the train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln HbfTha
8h 26m€100–455Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines BusstationMichalovce
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Cologne Airport CGNN280 / ...
18h 9m€55–77Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barnsley to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
8h 41mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Barnsley to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LBA - DUS
7h 40m€100–311Train
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
8h 41m€159–631Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barnsley to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
9h 48m€166–242Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
6h 24m€94–303Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
5h 57m€69–270Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
6h 32m€116–362Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
6h 52m€126–369Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Barnsley to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)LBA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
8h 44m€121–379Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)STN - CGN
8h 1m€75–346
Barnsley to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barnsley to Cologne is to bus which costs €55 - €80 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Barnsley to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Barnsley to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Barnsley and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Sheffield, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
The distance between Barnsley and Cologne is 867 km.
The best way to get from Barnsley to Cologne without a car is to train via Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/A11 which takes 8h 26m and costs €100 - €460.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Barnsley to Cologne, including transfers.
Barnsley to Cologne train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Sheffield station.
The best way to get from Barnsley to Cologne is to train via Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/A11 which takes 8h 26m and costs €100 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €80 and takes 18h 9m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Barnsley. It is currently 5:00 AM in Barnsley and 6:00 AM in Cologne.
Barnsley to Cologne train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
What companies run services between Barnsley, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Sheffield Road/Taylor Row to Köln Hbf via Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/A11, Doncaster, London Kings Cross, London St. Pancras Int., and Bruxelles Midi in around 8h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sheffield Road/Brinckman Street to Köln Hbf via Sheffield Interchange/D4, Sheffield, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 18h 9m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
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
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Barnsley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–310
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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