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 53m€68–229Train via Paris
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannestrain Tgv
9h 50m€330–625Bus
- 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 16mDrive 1,133.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Cannescar 1,133.2 km
11h 7m€178–257Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
5h 28m€78–228Train 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 23m€129–374Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 43
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Cannestrain Tgv
13h 36m€287–616Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 8m
Cologne to Cannes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which costs €65 - €230 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €65 - €230.
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 16m.
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 9h 50m.
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 9h 50m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 53m 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 Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cannes is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €65 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €330 - €650 and takes 9h 50m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 20h 16m.
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) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Cannes via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- 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 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- 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
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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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