There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Faro by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Faro Airport (FAO)CGN - FAO
5h 44m€80–257Train to Weeze Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Faro Airport (FAO)NRN - FAO
7h 45m€45–408Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantsTgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa JustaAve
- Take the bus from Seville to Faro
22h 25m€153–638Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris NordTha
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
33h 24m€110–388Drive 2,336.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Faro2,336.1 km
22h 53m€358–516Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Faro Airport (FAO)DUS - FAO
6h 9m€85–316Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Faro Airport (FAO)BRU - FAO
7h 14m€116–349Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Faro Airport (FAO)FRA - FAO
6h 31m€126–364Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Faro Airport (FAO)EIN - FAO
8h 41m€116–312Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to FaroBlaBlaCar Bus
35h 33m€149–236Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantsTgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to PorrinoAlv
- Take the train from Porrino to Porto CampanhaIc
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to FaroIc
35h 37m€246–704Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to FaroIc
36h 19m€86–311
Cologne to Faro by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Faro is to fly which costs €80 - €260 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Faro. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Faro via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, Porrino and Porto Campanha. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 37m.
The distance between Cologne and Faro is 1974 km. The road distance is 2336.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Faro without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 22h 25m and costs €150 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Cologne to Faro, including transfers.
Cologne to Faro train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €80 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 35h 33m, you could also train, which costs €240 - €750 and takes 35h 37m.
Faro is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 11:30 PM in Cologne and 10:30 PM in Faro.
Cologne to Faro train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Faro, Portugal?
Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Faro Airport (FAO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Faro via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 35h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–370
Flights from Weeze Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–370
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- 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
- €50–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times 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 Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Porrino
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Porrino to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Porto Campanha to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–15
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–15
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–18
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–18
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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