There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)CGN - DUB
5h 7m€77–202Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)DUS - DUB
5h 28m€72–271Train, ferry
- 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 London Euston to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
14h 27m€248–642Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublin
29h 26m€263–574Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)FRA - DUB
5h 54m€88–299Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BRU - DUB
6h 38m€78–274Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)EIN - DUB
7h 50m€113–277
Cologne to Ireland by train, foot, ferry, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ireland is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €75 - €210.
The distance between Cologne and Ireland is 984 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 27m and costs €240 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Cologne to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 2:53 AM in Cologne and 1:53 AM in Ireland.
There are 1062+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ireland?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- 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
- €85–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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