There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Cannes by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)CGN - NCE
5h€78–239Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationN870 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice AirportN508
21h€64–172Train via Paris
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris NordThalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to CannesTgv
10h€110–421Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 10m€88–217Drive 1,133.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Cannes1,133.2 km
11h 1m€173–249Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)DUS - NCE
5h 29m€68–268Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)FRA - NCE
5h 27m€124–336Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)BRU - NCE
6h 50m€94–261Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Mulhouse Ville
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to CannesTgv
13h 21m€147–490
Cologne to Cannes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to bus which costs €60 - €180 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which takes 5h and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Cannes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Cologne and Cannes is 843 km. The road distance is 1133.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cannes without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h and costs €110 - €430.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Cologne to Cannes, including transfers.
Cologne to Cannes train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which takes 5h and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €110 - €430 and takes 10h, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €180 and takes 21h.
Cologne to Cannes train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Cannes is 1133 km. It takes approximately 11h 1m to drive from Cologne to Cannes.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cannes, France?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Cannes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–230
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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