There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Cologne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAA - DUS
15h 59m€225–672Fly Chennai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAA - CGN
18h 38m€245–980Fly Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
14h 33m€289–701Fly Chennai International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
18h 21m€293–537Fly Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MAA - LUX
- Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
20h 16m€275–759Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
20h 20m€271–533
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Cologne is to train and bus and fly which costs €270 - €550 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 14h 33m and costs €280 - €700.
The distance between Chennai and Cologne is 7801 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Chennai to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 4h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 10:18 PM in Chennai and 5:48 PM in Cologne.
There are 1794+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Cologne, Germany?
Lufthansa, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Doha, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–55
- Comfort
- €40–60
- Premium
- €60–80
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–17
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- €2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- €5–8
- Second AC (2A)
- €8–10
- First Class (1A)
- €13–17
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- €1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- €2–3
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