There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Channel Islands by train, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
10h 28m$175–343Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station035 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
24h 9m$108–195Drive, ferry
- Drive from Cologne to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Take the ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
13h 15m$202–352Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Jersey Airport (JER)CGN - JER
6h 24m$145–361Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Jersey Airport (JER)BRU - JER
7h 42m$221–443
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Channel Islands is to bus and car ferry which costs $100 - $200 and takes 24h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $140 - $370.
The distance between Cologne and Channel Islands is 950 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 28m and costs $170 - $350.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Cologne to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 11:24 PM in Cologne and 10:24 PM in Channel Islands.
There are 83+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
Lufthansa City, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Jersey Airport (JER) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- 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
- $55–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 31 81
- jolie-france@orange.fr
- Website
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
Ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Les Iles Chausey
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