There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Arles by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Arlestrain Tgv
8h 47mDrive 950.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Arlescar 950.4 km
9h 43m€145–210Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 59mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane DUS - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
5h 58mTrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nimestrain Tgv
10h 13mBus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Montpellierbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Nîmesbus FlixBus 788 / ...
18h 33mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FRA - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
6h 4mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BRU - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
7h 29mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arlestrain
7h 14mTrain, train to Luxembourg, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LUX - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
9h 13mTrain, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane CRL - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
8h 27m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Arles is to drive which costs €140 - €210 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Arles is to drive which takes 9h 43m and costs €140 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Arles. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Arles via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Cologne and Arles is 1232 km. The road distance is 950.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Arles without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Cologne to Arles, including transfers.
Cologne to Arles train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Arles is to train via Paris which takes 8h 47m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus via Mannheim, which costs and takes 17h 59m.
Cologne to Arles train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Arles is 950 km. It takes approximately 9h 43m to drive from Cologne to Arles.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Arles, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Arles via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 8h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Arles via Mannheim - Bus Station, Le Lac, Gare Centre, and Avignon Centre in around 17h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Luxembourg to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Luxembourg to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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