There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Granada by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), 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.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane DUS - GRX
8h 52m€93–336Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane CGN - GRX
8h 9m€78–322Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain Ave
19h 1m€525–942Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Barcelonabus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus ALSA - Man-Alg / ...
33h 56m€187–309Drive 2,140.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Granadacar 2,140.7 km
20h 35m€350–505Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CGN - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
7h 58m€83–361Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane DUS - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
8h 42m€98–285Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane NRN - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
9h 53mTrain, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Málaga Airport
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane EIN - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
10h 57m€109–365Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CGN - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
11h 7m€86–249Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Granadatrain Ave
19h 28m€580–942Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Jaénbus 601
- Take the bus from Jaén to Estación de Autobuses de Granadabus
37h 40m€210–366
Cologne to Granada by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Granada is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €250 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Granada is to fly and train which takes 7h 58m and costs €80 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Granada. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Granada Estación de Autobuses via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Granada. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Granada via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 1m.
The distance between Cologne and Granada is 1846 km. The road distance is 2140.7 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Granada without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 1m and costs €500 - €950.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Cologne to Granada, including transfers.
Cologne to Granada bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Granada train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Granada is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 1m and costs €500 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €310 and takes 33h 56m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €330 and takes 8h 9m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Granada, Spain?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Granada via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 19h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Granada Estación de Autobuses via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Barcelona, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 33h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Menorca, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- atencionalusuario@samar.es
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Jaén
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Jaén to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Granada bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Cologne to Granada train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Granada is 2141 km. It takes approximately 20h 35m to drive from Cologne to Granada.
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