There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Celje by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Celje
8h 9m€131–1,048Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus stationN884 / ...
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Maribor to Avtobusna postaja CeljeMaribor - Sl.Konjice - Celje - Ljubljana / ...
19h 8m€74–157Night train, train
- Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to CeljeRe / ...
14h 13m€112–621Drive 1,013.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Celje1,013.3 km
8h 55m€143–206Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbfRj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to CeljeRe / ...
13h 58m€106–395Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Augsburg Hbf42 / ...
- Take the night train from Augsburg Hbf to CeljeEn
16h 22m€84–321Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ljubljana (LJU)CGN - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
9h 56m€159–370Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
5h 33m€176–407Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)CGN - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Take the train from Maribor to Celje
7h 27m€94–477Train to Frankfurt, fly to Graz, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Graz (GRZ)FRA - GRZ
- Take the train from Maribor to Celje
7h 6m€154–529Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)FRA - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Take the train from Maribor to Celje
7h 54m€146–504
Cologne to Celje by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Celje is to bus which costs €70 - €160 and takes 19h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Celje is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 5h 33m and costs €170 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Celje. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Celje via Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 13m.
The distance between Cologne and Celje is 1097 km. The road distance is 1013.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Celje without a car is to bus which takes 19h 8m and costs €70 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Cologne to Celje, including transfers.
Cologne to Celje train services, operated by Urlaubs-Express (UEX), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Celje is to bus which takes 19h 8m and costs €70 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €400 and takes 13h 58m.
Cologne to Celje train services, operated by Urlaubs-Express (UEX), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Celje is 1013 km. It takes approximately 8h 55m to drive from Cologne to Celje.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Celje, Slovenia?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Avtobusna postaja Celje via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Maribor bus station, and Avtobusna postaja Maribor in around 19h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Celje via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €6–10
- Regional Train Ticket
- €9–10
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €13–16
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
Train from Köln Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–280
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 Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–75
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Augsburg Hbf to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Maribor to Avtobusna postaja Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Maribor to Avtobusna postaja Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Maribor to Avtobusna postaja Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Economy
- €6–16
- Phone
- +386 07 364 60 12
- info@mpov.si
- Website
- mpov.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Maribor to Avtobusna postaja Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- mpov.si
- Phone
- 031 627 132
- prevozi@prijatelj.biz
- Website
- prijatelj.biz
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Maribor to Avtobusna postaja Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- prijatelj.biz
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €60–70
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–190
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €32–35
- Private
- €100–190
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