There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Brisbane by train or plane
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane DUS - BNE
26h 1m$884–2,968Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Brisbane Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane AMS - BNE
27h 13m$632–2,578Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane FRA - BNE
24h 38m$766–1,936Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane BRU - BNE
28h$984–2,777Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane DUS - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
31h 28m$969–2,745Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane FMO - BNE
30h 16m$1,175–4,139Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane FRA - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
29h 54m$851–2,013Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane CGN - BNE
44h 21m$771–2,935
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Brisbane is to train and fly which costs $750 - $2,000 and takes 24h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Brisbane is to train and fly which takes 24h 38m and costs $750 - $2,000.
The distance between Cologne and Brisbane is 16212 km.
It takes approximately 26h 1m to get from Cologne to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 9h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 9:56 PM in Cologne and 6:56 AM in Brisbane.
There are 2362+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
Eurowings, China Southern Airlines, and nine other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Budapest, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–7,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- 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
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
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