There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Belfast by train, plane, car ferry, busferry, or bus
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane DUS - BHD
6h 27m£107–238Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane CGN - BFS
6h 29m£50–192Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
18h£257–481Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
18h 26mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
28h 58mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CGN - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
6h 41m£59–228Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane AMS - BHD
7h 7m£127–326Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
6h 59m£61–233Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane AMS - BFS
7h 33m£97–295Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
29h 32m
Cologne to Belfast by train, foot, taxi, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Belfast is to train and fly and bus which costs £60 - £240 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs £100 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Düsseldorf central bus station, London Victoria and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 32m.
The distance between Cologne and Belfast is 612 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 18h and costs £250 - £490.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Cologne to Belfast, including transfers.
Cologne to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Cologne to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Belfast is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 4:43 AM in Cologne and 3:43 AM in Belfast.
Book your Cologne to Belfast bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to George Best Belfast City Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £95–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to George Best Belfast City Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
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 Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–95
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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