There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Durham by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane FRA - RDU
13h 53m$431–1,189Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LUX - RDU
18h 56m$327–1,351Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane DUS - RDU
16h 28m$329–1,228Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BRU - RDU
16h 51m$433–1,020Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane CGN - RDU
17h 11m$366–953Train to Frankfurt, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane FRA - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
17h 26m$565–1,287
Frankfurt (FRA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Durham is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,400 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Durham is to train and fly which takes 13h 53m and costs $430 - $1,200.
The distance between Cologne and Durham is 4414 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Cologne to Durham, including transfers.
Durham is 6h behind Cologne. It is currently 3:40 PM in Cologne and 9:40 AM in Durham.
There are 705+ hotels available in Durham.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Durham, NC, USA?
British Airways, American Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Gatwick, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Gatwick, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Gatwick, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Gatwick, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Gatwick, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Luxembourg to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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