There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Ivalo by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ivalo (IVL)DUS - IVL
6h 22m€153–439Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Hotelli Ivalo P
2d 9h€151–385Train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi linja-autoasema, 3 to Hotelli Ivalo P
2d 3h€161–456Drive 2,886 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ivalo2,886 km
30h 52m€521–752Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ivalo (IVL)FRA - IVL
6h 35m€221–507Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ivalo (IVL)BRU - IVL
9h 48m€224–860Train, Bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa ZachodniaIc
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Hotelli Ivalo P
2d 9h€184–698Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe51
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rīga
- Take the bus from Riga Bus Station to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi to Ivalo
2d 10h€162–477Bus via Riga
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station909
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Riga Bus Station to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi to Ivalo
2d 13h€254–462Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Ivalo
31h 7m€571–819
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ivalo (IVL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to bus which costs €150 - €390 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €150 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Ivalo. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Hotelli Ivalo P via Leverkusen, Warsaw Bus Station West and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Cologne and Ivalo is 2280 km. The road distance is 2886 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ivalo without a car is to train and bus via Helsinki which takes 2 days 3h and costs €160 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Cologne to Ivalo, including transfers.
Cologne to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Ivalo is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 7:25 PM in Cologne and 8:25 PM in Ivalo.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Ivalo is 2886 km. It takes approximately 30h 52m to drive from Cologne to Ivalo.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ivalo, Finland?
You can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Hotelli Ivalo P via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Warsaw Bus Station West, Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ivalo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €28–40
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Bus Station to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Rovaniemi linja-autoasema, 3 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Rovaniemi linja-autoasema, 3 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Rovaniemi to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €59
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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