There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Bled by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bled
7h 3m€114–1,020Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Munich central bus stationN28
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station943 / ...
15h 25m€51–128Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus stationN947
11h 34m€107–611Drive 909.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Bled909.7 km
8h 40m€129–187Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf47 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbfRj
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus station
11h 13m€106–384Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to München OstNj
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to JeseniceEn
17h 3m€70–108Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ljubljana (LJU)CGN - LJU
7h 1m€134–350Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ljubljana (LJU)DUS - LJU
6h 37m€119–359Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)FRA - LJU
5h 11m€152–377Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)CGN - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
8h 36m€137–570Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Graz, shuttle
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz (GRZ)DUS - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
7h 31m€259–539Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CGN - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
8h 16m€364–580
Cologne to Bled by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Bled is to bus which costs €50 - €130 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Bled is to train and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €150 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Bled station. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Bled bus station via Leverkusen and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
The distance between Cologne and Bled is 993 km. The road distance is 909.7 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bled without a car is to bus which takes 15h 25m and costs €50 - €130.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Cologne to Bled, including transfers.
Cologne to Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bled is to bus which takes 15h 25m and costs €50 - €130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €350 and takes 7h 1m.
Cologne to Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Bled is 910 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Cologne to Bled.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bled, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Bled bus station via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, and Munich central bus station in around 15h 25m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ljubljana (LJU) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Munich International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €55–65
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €28–30
- Private
- €55–140
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