There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Brisbane by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane FRA - BNE
26h 32m$697–2,346Train, 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
28h 11m$614–2,739Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane DUS - BNE
25h 27m$1,030–2,859Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane BRU - BNE
28h 26m$991–2,689Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane FMO - BNE
32h 55mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport, train
- 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
32h 15m$965–2,836Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- 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
30h 50m$932–4,123Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane CGN - BNE
35h 31m$651–2,401
Frankfurt (FRA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Brisbane is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,400 and takes 26h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Brisbane is to fly which takes 25h 27m and costs $1,000 - $2,900.
The distance between Cologne and Brisbane is 16283 km.
It takes approximately 26h 32m to get from Cologne to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 8h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:04 AM in Cologne and 6:04 PM in Brisbane.
There are 2395+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and Emirates fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- 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 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brisbane Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brisbane Airport via Stockholm, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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/
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