There are 10 ways to get from Brno to Cologne by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
5h 46m€65–251Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Brno Bus Station to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
13h 58m€57–114Train
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
11h 2m€157–330Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 850 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminalbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
13h 33m€61–109Drive 863.5 km
- Drive from Brno to Colognecar 863.5 km
8h 9m€161–232Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
6h 15m€99–313Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
7h 37m€88–294Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 49m€100–240Fly Brno–Tuřany Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BRQ - CGN
7h 4m€92–378Bus
- Take the bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
21h 24m€150–170
Brno to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brno to Cologne is to bus via Prague which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Brno to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €65 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brno Hlavní Nádraží and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Brno to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
The distance between Brno and Cologne is 928 km. The road distance is 863.5 km.
The best way to get from Brno to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 11h 2m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Brno to Cologne, including transfers.
Brno to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brno station.
Brno to Cologne train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Brno to Cologne is to train which takes 11h 2m and costs €150 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 33m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €380 and takes 7h 4m.
What companies run services between Brno, Czechia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Koeln Hbf via Wien Hbf in around 11h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brno to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 13h 33m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Brno–Tuřany Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brno to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- RegioJet
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Brno Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–170
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Brno to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Brno to Cologne train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brno to Cologne is 864 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Brno to Cologne.
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