There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Ivalo by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Ivalo
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ivalo (IVL)plane DUS - IVL
7h 42m€172–489Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 9h€124–244Train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo Pbus
2d 4h€150–331Drive 2,886 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ivalocar 2,886 km
31h 3m€519–750Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Ivalo
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ivalo (IVL)plane CGN - IVL
10h 17m€144–482Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane DUS - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7bus
10h 52mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Osnabrück central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jyvaskyla, Transport Centerbus
- Take the bus from Jyväskylä Matkakeskus 3 to 1bus Ob4
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalobus
2d 9h€229–390Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 51
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalobus
2d 9h€146–320Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Ivalocar
31h 17m€571–819
Cologne to Ivalo by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to bus which costs €120 - €250 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs €170 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Ivalo. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Petsamontie 7 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 2279 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 4h and costs €150 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Cologne to Ivalo, including transfers.
Cologne to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to fly which takes 10h 17m and costs €140 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €250 and takes 2 days 9h.
Cologne to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Ivalo is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:55 AM in Cologne and 11:55 AM in Ivalo.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ivalo, Finland?
Eurowings, Edelweiss Air, and Airbus France fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ivalo (IVL) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Petsamontie 7 via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/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 Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Osnabrück central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jyvaskyla, Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Jyväskylä Matkakeskus 3 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Jyväskylä Matkakeskus 3 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- 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/
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