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How to get fromCairnryan to Cologneby car, train, bus, car train, plane or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Cairnryan to Cologne by car, train, bus, car train, plane, or car ferry

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  1. Drive, train

    best
    1. Drive from Cairnryan to Dumfries stationcar
    2. Take the train from Lockerbie to London Eustontrain
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbftrainIce
    12h 26m
    €175–619

  2. Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Weeze Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Weeze Airport (NRN)planeEDI - NRN
    4. Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 43m
    €75–247

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus923
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Sheffieldtrain
    3. Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
    4. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln HbftrainIce / ...
    22h 52m
    €112–263

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Cairnryan to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
    12h 35m

  5. Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeEDI - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 51m
    €108–290

  6. Bus, train via London

    1. Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus923
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbftrainIce
    13h 27m
    €181–722

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus923
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNbus
    28h 2m
    €87–194

  8. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
    3. Take the bus from Hamilton Square Station to London Victoriabus830
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
    33h 50m
    €156–490

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cairnryan to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Colognecar
    13h 42m
    €230–336

  10. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeGLA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    10h 24m
    €131–325

  11. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeGLA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    9h 9m
    €145–372

  12. Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeEDI - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    5. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
    10h 33m
    €124–347

Cairnryan to Cologne by bus, foot, and train

Calendar54Weekly Services
Duration13h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€181Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Stena Terminal to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 28h 2m.

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