There are 8 ways to get from Castlebar to Cologne by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Castlebar to Ireland West Airport
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)NOC - CGN
5h 10m€91–422Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Castlebar to Ireland West Airport
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)NOC - DUS
7h 58m€86–414Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castlebar to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Cologne
32h 6m€288–611Train, bus via Bonn
- Take the train from Castlebar to Dublin Heuston803 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Bonn
3d 7h€95–453Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Castlebar to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)DUB - CGN
8h 10m€105–253Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Castlebar to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)DUB - DUS
8h 28m€100–305Bus, bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Castlebar to ATU Galway
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)SNN - CGN
10h 36m€94–238Train, bus
- Take the train from Castlebar to Dublin Heuston803 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
3d 9h€86–420
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castlebar to Cologne is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €430 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Castlebar to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 5h 10m and costs €90 - €430.
The distance between Castlebar and Cologne is 1194 km.
The best way to get from Castlebar to Cologne without a car is to train and bus via Bonn which takes 3 days 7h and costs €95 - €460.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Castlebar to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Castlebar. It is currently 8:09 PM in Castlebar and 9:09 PM in Cologne.
There are 1736+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Castlebar, Ireland and Cologne, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Castlebar to Cologne. However, you can take the bus to Ireland West Airport, walk to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), walk to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, then take the train to Köln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Castlebar to Cologne via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 32h 6m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Castlebar to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €21–30
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Castlebar to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Castlebar to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Castlebar to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Castlebar to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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