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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Finland by train, plane, ferry, night train, bus, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeDUS - HEL
    5h 7m
    €102–322

  2. Train, ferry via Turku

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain344 / ...
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
    4. Take the train from Turku satama to Helsinkitrain
    32h 19m
    €86–296

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain344 / ...
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
    35h 14m
    €173–405

  4. Night train, bus

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuznighttrain
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
    39h 20m
    €163–592

  5. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeCGN - HEL
    6h 57m
    €87–383

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeFRA - HEL
    5h 34m
    €113–350

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeBRU - HEL
    6h 42m
    €138–345

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeAMS - HEL
    7h 33m
    €131–392

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
    39h 25m
    €138–285

  10. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Osnabrück central train station to Lübeckbus
    3. Take the ferry from Travemünde Skandinavienkai to VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satamaferry
    41h 37m
    €164–258

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Grenåcar
    2. Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
    3. Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
    37h 20m
    €573–867

Cologne to Finland by train, bus, and ferry

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration35h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€173Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Finland?

Lufthansa, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Helsinki, Bus Station via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Warsaw, Bus Station West, and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 39h 25m.

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