There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Israel by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)FRA - TLV
7h 33m₪526–1,300Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)DUS - TLV
7h 36m₪452–1,144Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)CGN - TLV
6h 56m₪534–1,261Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)BRU - TLV
9h 6m₪573–1,321Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)AMS - TLV
10h 2m₪670–1,374
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 ₪ 450 - ₪ 1,200 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Israel is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs ₪ 500 - ₪ 1,300.
The distance between Cologne and Israel is 3135 km.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Cologne to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:51 PM in Cologne and 11:51 PM in Israel.
There are 722+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Israel?
Arkia Israel Airlines flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪400–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪700–2,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪550–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪600–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪550–2,400
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪650–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪800–2,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪330–900
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪600–2,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪650–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪460–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪95–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪26–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪110–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪110–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- ₪100–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₪100–150
- 1st Class
- ₪200–330
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪95–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₪95–150
- 1st Class
- ₪190–320
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₪83
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪95–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₪95–140
- Comfort
- ₪100–140
- Premium
- ₪160–210
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