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

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Helsinki by train, plane, ferry, 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 28m
    €102–312

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus N1206
    36h 33m
    €73–234

  3. Train, ferry via Turku

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain train Ic
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Turkuferry ferry
    4. Take the train from Turku satama to Helsinkitrain train
    32h 47m
    €126–302

  4. 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

  5. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain train Ic
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry ferry
    34h 38m
    €117–265

  6. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane CGN - HEL
    6h 57m
    €77–345

  7. 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 54m
    €108–303

  8. 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 5m
    €131–343

  9. 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 Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane AMS - HEL
    7h 55m
    €126–402

  10. Train, bus via Riga

    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 21m
    €150–396

  11. 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
    €572–870

Cologne to Helsinki by train, bus, and ferry

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration32h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€126Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Helsinki, Finland?

You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Helsinki, Bus Station via Masurenallee - Berlin and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 34h 22m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily.

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