There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Cuenca by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
7h€91–342Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CGN - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
7h 34m€54–292Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
16h 21m€147–536Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Madridbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuencabus
27h 38m€95–195Drive 1,734.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Cuencacar 1,734.6 km
18h 32m€266–384Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane DUS - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
7h 24m€77–321Train to Frankfurt, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane FRA - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
7h 26m€107–353Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CGN - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
6h 58m€72–304Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane EIN - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
9h 7m€88–356Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 78 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Cuencabus 051
31h 4m€153–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 49 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Madrid - South Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuencabus
33h 55m€99–247
Cologne to Cuenca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cuenca is to bus which costs €95 - €200 and takes 27h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cuenca is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs €70 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Cuenca Fernando Zobel via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 21m.
The distance between Cologne and Cuenca is 1695 km. The road distance is 1734.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cuenca without a car is to train which takes 16h 21m and costs €140 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Cologne to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cologne to Cuenca train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cuenca is to train which takes 16h 21m and costs €140 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €200 and takes 27h 38m.
Cologne to Cuenca train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Cuenca is 1735 km. It takes approximately 18h 32m to drive from Cologne to Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cuenca, Spain?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Cuenca Fernando Zobel via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 16h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Cuenca via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Madrid, and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 27h 38m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Valencia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Valencia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Valencia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- 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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- atencionalusuario@samar.es
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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