There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Chelyabinsk by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane DUS - CEK
16h 32m₽10,868–55,387Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane CGN - CEK
29h 32m₽6,923–39,007Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 19
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Gdansk Glownytrain 95 / ...
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 802 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
3d 11h₽20,091–41,777Drive 4,074 km
- Drive from Cologne to Chelyabinskcar 4,074 km
46h 26m₽52,841–76,326Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane FRA - CEK
17h 34m₽10,860–52,446Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane DTM - CEK
18h 56m₽10,125–37,270Train, bus via Szczecin
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Ostbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin to Szczecin, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Elblagtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 802 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
3d 12h₽18,650–36,887Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 909
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain 426Ч
3d 16h₽20,396–30,980Bus, train via Minsk
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain 426Ч
3d 16h₽16,896–27,980
Cologne to Chelyabinsk by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Chelyabinsk is to train and fly which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 38000 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Chelyabinsk is to train and fly which takes 16h 32m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 60000.
The distance between Cologne and Chelyabinsk is 3636 km. The road distance is 4074 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Chelyabinsk without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 11h and costs RUB 20000 - RUB 42000.
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from Cologne to Chelyabinsk, including transfers.
Chelyabinsk is 4h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:21 PM in Cologne and 2:21 AM in Chelyabinsk.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Chelyabinsk is 4074 km. It takes approximately 46h 26m to drive from Cologne to Chelyabinsk.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Chelyabinsk, Russia?
Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–50,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chelyabinsk Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–46,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–50,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Vienna, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chelyabinsk Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–48,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–35,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Vienna, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Tbilisi, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–38,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽600–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–4,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₽2,300–3,300
- Comfort
- ₽2,400–3,400
- Premium
- ₽4,000–5,500
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,500–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₽2,000–2,500
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Elblag
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,500–2,100
- 1st Class
- ₽1,900–2,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–13,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽33,000–46,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽8,000–11,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽9,000–13,000
Train from Minsk Pas to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽28,000–39,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,500–9,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,500–11,000
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- avl39.ru
- Book at
- avl39.ru
Bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- avl39.ru
- Book at
- avl39.ru
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin to Szczecin, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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