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How to get fromCologne to Helsinkiby train, plane, bus, car or car ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Helsinki by train, plane, 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 train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane DUS - HEL
    5h 34m
    €103–282

  2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane CGN - HEL
    6h 49m
    €85–341

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus N1206
    32h 21m
    €210–412

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Grenåcar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar car
    37h 29m
    €557–856

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane FRA - HEL
    5h 56m
    €123–323

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane BRU - HEL
    7h 8m
    €139–348

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane AMS - HEL
    8h 1m
    €109–337

  8. Train, bus via Ełk

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    3. Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glownytrain train 95
    5. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain train Ic
    6. Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    32h 33m
    €266–589

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus N1206
    34h 22m

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rīgabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    41h 1m
    €143–309

Cologne to Helsinki by train, foot, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration32h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€210Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Helsinki, Finland?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Helsinki, Bus Station via Masurenallee - Berlin and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 34h 22m.

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