There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Antibes by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)CGN - NCE
4h 46m€71–245Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)DUS - NCE
5h 16m€61–254Train via Paris
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris NordTha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to AntibesTgv
10h 14m€95–370Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 15m€85–207Drive 1,143.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Antibes1,143.4 km
11h 4m€176–255Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)FRA - NCE
5h 13m€124–322Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)BRU - NCE
6h 36m€95–262Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Mulhouse Ville
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to AntibesTgv
13h 33m€187–470Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationN280 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice AirportN508
21h 24m€76–171
Cologne to Antibes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Antibes is to bus which costs €75 - €180 and takes 21h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Antibes is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Antibes. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Antibes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 14m.
The distance between Cologne and Antibes is 833 km. The road distance is 1143.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Antibes without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 14m and costs €95 - €370.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Cologne to Antibes, including transfers.
Cologne to Antibes train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Antibes is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €95 - €370 and takes 10h 14m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €180 and takes 21h 24m.
Cologne to Antibes train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Antibes is 1143 km. It takes approximately 11h 4m to drive from Cologne to Antibes.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Antibes, France?
Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Antibes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 14m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €140–190
- 1st Class
- €180–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–230
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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