There are 7 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
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ivalo (IVL)plane DUS - IVL
6h 14m€113–509Train, 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 5 to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 4h€146–332Drive 2,886 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ivalocar 2,886 km
31h 3m€517–747Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ivalo (IVL)plane AMS - IVL
8h 51m€206–589Train, bus
- 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, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi to Ivalobus
2d 9h€150–322Bus
- 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 10h€131–238Drive, 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 €130 - €240 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €110 - €550.
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 10h.
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 4h and costs €140 - €340.
It takes approximately 6h 14m 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 11:38 PM in Cologne and 12:38 AM in Ivalo.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Ivalo is 2886 km. It takes approximately 31h 3m 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 Petsamontie 7 via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 10h.
- 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
- €140–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ivalo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- 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 Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- 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
- €40–95
- 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
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- 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 Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- 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
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 5 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 5 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- 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
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice 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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