There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Cliffs of Moher by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)CGN - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Cliffs of Moher
9h 27m€85–238Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cliffs of Moher
31h 22m€284–605Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley to Oranmore North763
- Take the bus from Oranmore North to Cliffs of Moher350
3d 11h€91–421Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)DUS - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Cliffs of Moher
10h 9m€115–327Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)CGN - NOC
- Take the bus from Knock Airport to Galway, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Cliffs of Moher
9h 53m€108–436
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cliffs of Moher is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €240 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cliffs of Moher is to fly and bus which takes 9h 27m and costs €85 - €240.
The distance between Cologne and Cliffs of Moher is 1200 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cliffs of Moher without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 11h and costs €90 - €430.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Cologne to Cliffs of Moher, including transfers.
There are 304+ hotels available in Cliffs of Moher.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cliffs of Moher, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Köln to Cliffs of Moher via Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, Liffey Valley, Oranmore North, and Cliffs of Moher in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ennis Station to Cliffs of Moher
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Oranmore North to Cliffs of Moher
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Cliffs of Moher
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Liffey Valley to Oranmore North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 069-62546
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Oranmore North to Cliffs of Moher
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Knock Airport to Galway, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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