There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Israel by train, plane, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane FRA - TLV
7h 31m₪533–2,571Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane DUS - TLV
7h 30m₪462–3,518Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane CGN - TLV
6h 49m₪574–5,542Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane BRU - TLV
9h 4m₪483–1,160Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane DUS - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Haifacar
9h 39m₪588–1,379Train to Frankfurt, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane FRA - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Haifacar
9h 41m₪699–1,732
Frankfurt (FRA) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Israel is to train and fly which costs ₪ 480 - ₪ 1,200 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Israel is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs ₪ 550 - ₪ 6,000.
The distance between Cologne and Israel is 3136 km.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Cologne to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 3:23 AM in Cologne and 4:23 AM in Israel.
There are 696+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Israel?
Arkia Israel Airlines, Eurowings, and Aegean Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪650–1,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪600–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪500–2,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪500–2,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪700–2,800
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪700–4,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪650–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪600–1,800
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪800–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪750–1,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪440–2,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪600–2,600
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–1,100
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪650–1,600
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪700–2,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–1,700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beirut International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪460–800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪100–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₪50–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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