There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Bournemouth by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- 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 London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
7h 31m£166–359Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Stationbus 035
17h 50m£58–115Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Stationbus 035
12h 44m£72–170Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Bournemouthcar
7h 25mDrive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Drive from Cologne to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
5h 2m£113–358Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Bournemouthcar
8h 34m£100–162Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane DUS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
6h 42m£122–303Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CGN - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
6h 14m£84–250Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
6h 35m£81–218Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
7h 1m£87–274Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CGN - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
6h 28m£119–425Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DUS - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
6h 54m£96–303
Cologne to Bournemouth by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Bournemouth is to bus which costs £55 - £120 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Bournemouth is to drive and fly and train which takes 5h 2m and costs £110 - £360.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Bournemouth via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Cologne and Bournemouth is 480 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bournemouth without a car is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs £160 - £360.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Cologne to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Cologne to Bournemouth train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bournemouth is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs £160 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £120 and takes 17h 50m.
Bournemouth is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 6:38 AM in Cologne and 5:38 AM in Bournemouth.
Cologne to Bournemouth train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Bournemouth via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 7h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Bournemouth Station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and London Victoria in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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