There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Ameland by train, ferry, bus, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Leeuwardentrain
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
7h 56mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Groningen central stationbus
- Take the train from Groningen to Leeuwardentrain
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
10h 45mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DUS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
8h 9mTrain, ferry via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Leeuwardentrain
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
8h 16mTrain, ferry via Düsseldorf
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain 43N
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Leeuwardentrain
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
9h 22mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, train, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane FRA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
9h 40m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cologne and Ameland is 435 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ameland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 7h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Cologne to Ameland, including transfers.
There are 419+ hotels available in Ameland.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ameland, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Ameland. However, you can take the train to Utrecht Centraal, take the train to Leeuwarden, walk to Leeuwarden, Busstation, take the line 66 bus to Holwert, Veerdam, walk to Holwert, then take the ferry to Ameland. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Ameland via Düsseldorf central bus station, Groningen central station, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Busstation, Holwert, Veerdam, and Holwert in around 10h 45m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Groningen to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +31 900 9238
- Website
- wpd.nl
Ferry from Holwert to Ameland
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- WPD
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