There are 10 ways to get from Bled to Cologne by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Bled to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
7h 48m€113–1,020Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja LjubljanaBohinj Zlatorog - Ljubljana / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne Bonn Airport
16h 53m€89–145Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Bled bus station to Villach HbfN947
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
13h 9m€103–612Drive 910.8 km
- Drive from Bled to Cologne910.8 km
8h 42m€128–185Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bled bus station to Villach HbfN947
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12Ice
11h 25m€128–232Fly Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LJU - CGN
10h 3m€118–346Fly Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LJU - DUS
7h 10m€130–350Fly Ljubljana to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
5h 36m€145–364Shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MUC - CGN
8h 13m€368–596Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)TRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
7h 13m€156–592
Bled to Cologne by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bled to Cologne is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 16h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Bled to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 5h 36m and costs €140 - €370.
The distance between Bled and Cologne is 992 km. The road distance is 910.8 km.
The best way to get from Bled to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 16h 53m and costs €85 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Bled to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bled to Cologne is to bus which takes 16h 53m and costs €85 - €150. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €350 and takes 10h 3m.
Yes, the driving distance between Bled to Cologne is 911 km. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Bled to Cologne.
There are 1751+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Bled, Slovenia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Bled to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja, Cologne Bonn Airport, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 16h 53m. Alternatively, Swiss, Eurowings, and five other airlines fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- 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
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bled bus station to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Bled to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Economy
- €6–16
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–80
- Private
- €120–260
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