There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Durham by train (Eurostar), bus, train, ferry, car, car train, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durhamtrain
8h 38m£206–441Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoriabus N380 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Interchangebus Ukn10 / ...
20h 11m£67–194Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Take the ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyneferry
- Take the bus from Station Road-Industrial Estate to Bus Station Stand Ebus 50
24h 29mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Durhamcar
10h 1m£246–316Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Durhamcar
11h 2m£142–248Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DUS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Durhamtrain
5h 16m£83–226Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
7h 10m£85–326Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane DUS - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastletrain
8h 47m£113–628Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CGN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Durhamtrain
7h 22m£81–305Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Durhamtrain
7h 57m£126–286
Cologne to Durham by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Durham is to bus which costs £65 - £200 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Durham is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs £80 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Durham. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Düsseldorf central bus station, London Victoria and Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Durham. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Durham via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Cologne and Durham is 624 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Durham without a car is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs £200 - £450.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Cologne to Durham, including transfers.
Cologne to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Cologne to Durham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Durham is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs £200 - £450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £200 and takes 20h 11m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Durham, England?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Durham via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 8h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Düsseldorf central bus station, London Victoria, and Interchange in around 20h 11m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- Website
- Go North East
Bus from Station Road-Industrial Estate to Bus Station Stand E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Go North East
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- 4-bed inside cabin
- £70–200
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- £85–210
- 3-bed Commodore De Luxe double bed
- £190–330
- Standard Car (extra fee)
- £120
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Durham is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 9:28 PM in Cologne and 8:28 PM in Durham.
Cologne to Durham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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