There are 13 ways to get from Chepstow to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
8h 27m€174–606Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Chepstow to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf79
13h 55m€60–146Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chepstow to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
7h 49mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Chepstow to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
6h 9m€106–307Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Chepstow to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
8h 57m€139–551Bus
- Take the bus from Chepstow Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNN280
18h 15m€62–117Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chepstow to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
8h 58m€152–222Fly Bristol Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BRS - DUS
7h 51m€127–314Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Chepstow to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BHX - CGN
5h 42m€101–240Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LHR - CGN
6h 33m€153–484Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LHR - DUS
7h 15m€148–481Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)STN - CGN
7h 24m€129–403Fly Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BRS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
8h 44m€116–360
Chepstow to Cologne by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chepstow to Cologne is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chepstow to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Chepstow to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Chepstow and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Newport (S Wales), Paddington, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 27m.
The distance between Chepstow and Cologne is 836 km.
The best way to get from Chepstow to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 8h 27m and costs €170 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Chepstow to Cologne, including transfers.
Chepstow to Cologne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Newport (S Wales) station.
The best way to get from Chepstow to Cologne is to train which takes 8h 27m and costs €170 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 18h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €320 and takes 7h 51m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Chepstow. It is currently 11:32 PM in Chepstow and 12:32 AM in Cologne.
Chepstow to Cologne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Chepstow, Wales and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Chepstow to Koeln Hbf via Newport (S Wales), London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chepstow Bus Station Stand 2 to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 18h 15m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Chepstow to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €29–45
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chepstow Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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