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How to get fromBrisbane to Cologneby plane, train or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Brisbane to Cologne by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BNE - DUS
    27h 46m
    €525–1,279

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BNE - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    28h 20m
    €469–1,058

  3. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane BNE - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train
    32h 27m
    €906–1,964

  4. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BNE - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    29h 58m
    €563–1,024

  5. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BNE - CGN
    30h 10m
    €565–1,337

  6. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane BNE - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    32h 30m
    €586–1,080

  7. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BNE - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    33h 25m
    €584–1,179

  8. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus, train

    1. Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BNE - AMS
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdambus bus
    3. Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    33h 38m

Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration26h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€518Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Cologne, Germany?

Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Virgin Australia fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.

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