There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Aspen by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane CGN - ASE
18h 9m$316–1,228Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane DUS - ASE
17h 40m$331–1,372Train to Frankfurt, fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane FRA - ASE
16h 38m$334–1,273Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Denver, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Denver (DEN)plane CGN - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Garmisch St + Hopkins Avebus
22h 19m$559–1,885Train to Frankfurt, fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane FRA - EGE
- Take the bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Avon Station to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Garmisch St + Hopkins Avebus
21h 49m$349–1,292
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Aspen is to fly which costs $310 - $1,300 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Aspen is to train and fly which takes 16h 38m and costs $330 - $1,300.
The distance between Cologne and Aspen is 5089 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Cologne to Aspen, including transfers.
Aspen is 8h behind Cologne. It is currently 12:09 PM in Cologne and 4:09 AM in Aspen.
There are 977+ hotels available in Aspen.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Aspen, CO, USA?
Lufthansa, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Edinburgh, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Denver via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Denver via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Eagle County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Edinburgh, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Denver via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Denver via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Eagle County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Denver via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Avon Station to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Garmisch St + Hopkins Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
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