There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Irun by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
9h 33m€296–556Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to San Sebastián Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane CGN - EAS
7h 32m€83–497Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
19h 34m€129–259Drive 1,262.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Iruncar 1,262.8 km
12h 4m€197–284Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CGN - BIQ
7h 48m€105–261Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
10h 20m€296–556Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus N1143
20h 53m€89–153Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUS - BIQ
7h 34m€123–433Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
7h 34m€99–279Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
7h 55m€144–353Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORY - BIQ
7h 56m€289–664Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CRL - BIQ
8h 13m€87–447
Cologne to Irun by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Irun is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 20h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Irun is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €80 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Irun. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Hondarribia - Amutea Auzoa 8 Parean via Düsseldorf central bus station, Brussels-North train station and Donostia - Renfe Geltokia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Irun. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Hendaye via Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 33m.
The distance between Cologne and Irun is 1303 km. The road distance is 1262.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Irun without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 33m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Cologne to Irun, including transfers.
Cologne to Irun bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Cologne to Irun train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Irun is to train via Paris which takes 9h 33m and costs €290 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h 48m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 20h 53m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Irun, Spain?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Hendaye via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 9h 33m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Zurich, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–850
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Irun bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Cologne to Irun train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Irun is 1263 km. It takes approximately 12h 4m to drive from Cologne to Irun.
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