There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Ankara by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CGN - ESB
6h 31m₺4,568–47,588Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain 79 / ...
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
34h 28m₺3,211–7,475Train, night train via Munich
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
45h 5m₺14,914–29,931Drive 2,855.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ankaracar 2,855.1 km
25h 34m₺20,341–29,381Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane DUS - ESB
7h 2m₺4,312–19,002Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane FRA - ESB
7h 13m₺5,657–15,576Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
42h 4m₺5,747–7,247Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Ankaracar
46h 12m₺23,185–114,912Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
47h 30m₺21,872–32,477Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 78 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 2h₺8,406–14,176
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ankara is to train and bus and night train which costs 3.200 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 34h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ankara is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs 4.500 ₺ - 48.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Ankara via Kumanovo and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Ankara via München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 5m.
The distance between Cologne and Ankara is 2371 km. The road distance is 2855.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ankara without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 34h 28m and costs 3.200 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Cologne to Ankara, including transfers.
Cologne to Ankara bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Ankara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ankara is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs 4.500 ₺ - 48.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 42h 4m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ankara, Turkey?
AJet, SunExpress, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Ankara via Kumanovo and Istanbul Otogari in around 42h 4m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–42,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–42,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–17,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–16,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺350–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,100
- Comfort
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Premium
- ₺2,500–3,200
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₺1,300–1,800
- Comfort
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Premium
- ₺2,200–2,800
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺410–600
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺410–600
- 1st Class
- ₺600–900
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–49,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺14,000–28,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺27,000–49,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,428–51,834
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,428
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,209
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,239
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,023
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,804
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,834
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,998
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–909
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,109
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Ankara bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 3:52 AM in Cologne and 5:52 AM in Ankara.
Cologne to Ankara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Ankara is 2855 km. It takes approximately 25h 34m to drive from Cologne to Ankara.
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