There are 11 ways to get from Chesterfield to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Chesterfield to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
7h 35m€142–648Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines BusstationMichalovce
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln HbfNj
19h 2m€49–64Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chesterfield to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
8h 18mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
5h 57m€96–303Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London VictoriaUkn02 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNN280
19h 40m€56–110Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chesterfield to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
9h 25m€161–235Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
5h 28m€116–395Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
5h 32m€73–250Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Chesterfield to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LHR - CGN
6h 42m€109–495Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Chesterfield to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)STN - CGN
6h 40m€91–457Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BHX - CGN
5h 7m€123–312
Chesterfield to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chesterfield to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €45 - €65 and takes 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chesterfield to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Chesterfield to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Chesterfield and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
The distance between Chesterfield and Cologne is 835 km.
The best way to get from Chesterfield to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 35m and costs €140 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Chesterfield to Cologne, including transfers.
Chesterfield to Cologne train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Chesterfield station.
The best way to get from Chesterfield to Cologne is to train which takes 7h 35m and costs €140 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 19h 40m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Chesterfield. It is currently 4:12 PM in Chesterfield and 5:12 PM in Cologne.
Chesterfield to Cologne train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
What companies run services between Chesterfield, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Chesterfield to Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to Koeln Hbf via London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 19h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Chesterfield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- 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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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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