There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Cannes by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CGN - NCE
4h 59m€71–276Train via Paris
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannestrain Tgv
10h 5m€325–617Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N508
20h 18mDrive 1,133.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Cannescar 1,133.2 km
11h 7m€173–249Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
5h 25m€79–268Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
5h 31m€134–362Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Cannestrain Tgv
13h 13m€262–499Bus via Basel
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
22h 32m
Cologne to Cannes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which costs €70 - €280 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Gare SNCF Cannes via Frankfurt central train station and Aéroport Terminal 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Cannes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
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 5m and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Cologne to Cannes, including transfers.
Cologne to Cannes bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Cannes train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €70 - €280. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €320 - €650 and takes 10h 5m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 20h 18m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cannes, France?
Eurowings, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Cannes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- 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
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- 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 Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Cannes bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
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 7m to drive from Cologne to Cannes.
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