There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Dax by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Daxtrain Tgv
8h 19m€102–423Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Daxbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 38m€68–110Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Bordebus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Daxtrain Ter
15h 54mDrive 1,191.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Daxcar 1,191.6 km
11h 33m€182–262Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUS - BIQ
- Take the train from Biarritz to Daxtrain
8h 33m€128–371Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Daxtrain
9h€108–336Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane FRA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Daxtrain
7h 26m€136–347Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane DUS - PUF
- Take the train from Pau to Daxtrain
9h 36m€293–588Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain
9h 52m€99–315Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane AMS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Daxtrain
9h 42m€146–436
Cologne to Dax by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Dax is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 17h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Dax is to train and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €130 - €350.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Dax. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Dax via Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 19m.
The distance between Cologne and Dax is 1217 km. The road distance is 1191.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Dax without a car is to train which takes 8h 19m and costs €100 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Cologne to Dax, including transfers.
Cologne to Dax train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Dax is to train which takes 8h 19m and costs €100 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 17h 38m.
Cologne to Dax train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Dax is 1192 km. It takes approximately 11h 33m to drive from Cologne to Dax.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Dax, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Dax via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 8h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Dax via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 17h 38m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Biarritz to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €110–170
- Rail 1st Class
- €170–250
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €24–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Biarritz to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Pau to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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