There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Baltrum by train, ferry, plane, or bus
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Norden(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the ferry from Neßmersiel Hafen to Baltrumferry Sch
7h 7mTrain, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane DUS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Norden(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the ferry from Neßmersiel Hafen to Baltrumferry
11h 18mTrain, ferry via Rheine
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheinetrain Re
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Norden(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the ferry from Neßmersiel Hafen to Baltrumferry Sch
8h 27mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) ZOB to Norden(Ostfriesl) ZOB/Bahnhofbus Re1
- Take the ferry from Neßmersiel Hafen to Baltrumferry Sch
8h 51m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bremen Airport (BRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cologne and Baltrum is 394 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Baltrum without a car is to train and ferry which takes 7h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Cologne to Baltrum, including transfers.
There are 6753+ hotels available in Baltrum.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Baltrum, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Baltrum. However, you can take the train to Norden(Ostfriesl), walk to Norden(Ostfriesl), take the bus to Neßmersiel Hafen, walk to Neßmersiel Hafen, then take the ferry to Baltrum. Alternatively, you can take the train to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Bremen Airport (BRE), walk to Bremen Flughafen, take the vehicle to Bremen Hauptbahnhof, walk to Bremen Hbf, take the train to Norden(Ostfriesl), walk to Norden(Ostfriesl), take the bus to Neßmersiel Hafen, walk to Neßmersiel Hafen, then take the ferry to Baltrum.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Norden(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Norden(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Norden(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- 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
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Norden(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) ZOB to Norden(Ostfriesl) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) ZOB to Norden(Ostfriesl) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Ferry from Neßmersiel Hafen to Baltrum
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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