There are 10 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 Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ivalo (IVL)plane DUS - IVL
6h 34m€242–763Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ivalo (IVL)plane CGN - IVL
9h€173–542Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo Pbus
2d 4h€326–646Drive 2,886 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ivalocar 2,886 km
31h 2m€545–787Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ivalo (IVL)plane FRA - IVL
6h 35m€268–752Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ivalo (IVL)plane BRU - IVL
9h 49m€240–525Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 7h€286–494Train, bus via Kaunas
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 10h€335–640Train, bus via Kaunas #2
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to 1bus Ob4
- Take the bus from 5 to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 13h€292–480Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Ivalocar
35h 23m€583–860
Cologne to Ivalo by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to fly which costs €170 - €550 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ivalo is to train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs €240 - €800.
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, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Cologne and Ivalo is 2286 km. The road distance is 2886 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ivalo without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 34m 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 9h and costs €170 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €500 and takes 2 days 7h.
Cologne to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Ivalo is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 11:35 AM in Cologne and 12:35 PM in Ivalo.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ivalo, Finland?
Eurowings, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ivalo (IVL) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Petsamontie 7 via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ivalo via Riga, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ivalo via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leverkusen to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from 5 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- jarmo.haapanen@jbus.fi
- Website
- Jbus Oy
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +358 16 312280
- info@laplandtours.com
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- LaplandTours
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