There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Antibes by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CGN - NCE
4h 38m€70–254Train via Paris
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Antibestrain Tgv
9h 59m€360–602Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zürich to Antibes - Stade 3 moulinsbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 55m€95–134Drive 1,143.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Antibescar 1,143.4 km
11h 9m€183–265Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
5h 22m€80–288Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
5h 3m€131–306Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BRU - NCE
6h 28m€113–318Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LUX - NCE
8h 40m€79–319Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Antibestrain Tgv
13h 47m€262–454Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N508
20h 1m€110–190
Cologne to Antibes by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Antibes is to bus via Zurich which costs €95 - €140 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Antibes is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Antibes. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Antibes - Stade 3 moulins via Zürich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Antibes. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Antibes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 59m.
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 9h 59m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Cologne to Antibes, including transfers.
Cologne to Antibes bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Antibes train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Antibes is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €360 - €600 and takes 9h 59m, you could also bus via Zurich, which costs €95 - €140 and takes 16h 55m.
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) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Antibes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–59
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Antibes - Stade 3 moulins
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Antibes bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
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 9m to drive from Cologne to Antibes.
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