There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Grantham by train (Eurostar), car, car train, plane, train, or car 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 via Brussels
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Grantham
6h 21m£112–443Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CGN - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Grantham
6h 25m£56–214Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Grantham
7h 31mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CGN - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Grantham
6h 3m£92–315Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Grantham
6h 23m£123–443Train via Peterborough
- Take the train from Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Grantham
7h 22m£95–311Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Grantham
8h 32m£130–184Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
7h 9m£92–281Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CGN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Grantham
7h£74–250Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Grantham
7h 26m£98–313Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)CGN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
6h 48m£93–218Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Norwich International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)AMS - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Grantham
8h 21m£176–746
Cologne to Grantham by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Grantham is to fly and train which costs £55 - £220 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Grantham is to fly and train which takes 6h 3m and costs £90 - £320.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Grantham. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Grantham via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 21m.
The distance between Cologne and Grantham is 475 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Grantham without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 6h 21m and costs £110 - £450.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Cologne to Grantham, including transfers.
Cologne to Grantham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Grantham is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 7:55 AM in Cologne and 6:55 AM in Grantham.
Cologne to Grantham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
Book your Cologne to Grantham train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Grantham, England?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Grantham via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 6h 21m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
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
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £22–35
- Comfort
- £23–35
- Premium
- £35–50
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–25
- 1st Class
- £26–40
Train from Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–24
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- £6–9
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–15
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £11–15
- Off-Peak Single
- £13–15
- Anytime Single
- £17–20
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £23–35
- 1st Class
- £45–75
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–22
- 1st Class
- £28–50
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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