There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Durham (Land) by train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, car train, train, plane, bus, taxi, or ferry
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 Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durhamtrain
8h 44m£171–488Train, ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyneferry
- Drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to Durham (Land)car
22h 8m£51–137Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Durham (Land)car
16h 21m£161–230Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Durham (Land)car
9h 55mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train, bus, line 88 bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DUS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Durhamtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand H to North Bondgatebus
- Take the bus from Saddler Street Stand A to Post Officebus
7h 5mTrain, taxi
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakestrain
- Take the taxi from Clock to Durham (Land)taxi
11h 16m£211–516Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane DUS - MME
10h 10m£115–361Train, 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 Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
9h 12m£85–293Fly 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 Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Durhamtrain
9h 9m£62–234Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Durhamtrain
9h 35m£86–296
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle (NCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Durham (Land) is to train and ferry and drive which costs £50 - £140 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Durham (Land) is to train which takes 8h 44m and costs £170 - £490.
The distance between Cologne and Durham (Land) is 636 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Durham (Land) without a car is to train which takes 8h 44m and costs £170 - £490.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Cologne to Durham (Land), including transfers.
Durham (Land) is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 1:15 PM in Cologne and 12:15 PM in Durham (Land).
There are 1299+ hotels available in Durham (Land).
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Durham (Land), England?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Durham (Land) via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, and Durham in around 8h 44m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- 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
- £55–130
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- 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
- £22–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £22–35
- Comfort
- £23–35
- Premium
- £35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–6
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £22–35
- 1st Class
- £45–75
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £14–22
- 1st Class
- £28–50
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand H to North Bondgate
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
Bus from Saddler Street Stand A to Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- http://www.weardale-travel.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–130
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- £60–75
Prima Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1768 372 557
B.D. Taxis
- Phone
- +441768 371 682
AM Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7930 856 778
- Website
- am-taxi.business.site
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