There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB) by plane, rideshare, car, or train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)CGN - JNB
17h 12mR 5,085–17,194Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Johannesburg-JNB12,674.8 km
6d 19hDrive 12,674.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB)12,674.8 km
6d 19hR 34,828–50,307Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)DUS - JNB
15h 16mR 7,682–19,149Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)FRA - JNB
13h 24mR 5,992–14,708Train, 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 Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)AMS - JNB
15h 57mR 6,848–16,760Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)BRU - JNB
17h 17mR 6,789–14,596Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)LUX - JNB
19h 41mR 8,414–32,475Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)ZRH - JNB
18h 44mR 7,002–19,073
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB) is to train and fly which costs R 7 500 - R 20 000 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB) is to train and fly which takes 13h 24m and costs R 6 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Cologne and Johannesburg Airport (JNB) is 8826 km. The road distance is 12674.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB) without a car is to Airport Transfer which takes 6 days 19h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB), including transfers.
Johannesburg Airport (JNB) is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 4:36 AM in Cologne and 5:36 AM in Johannesburg Airport (JNB).
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB) is 12675 km. It takes approximately 6 days 19h to drive from Cologne to Johannesburg Airport (JNB).
There are 4267+ hotels available in Johannesburg Airport (JNB).
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Cologne and Johannesburg Airport (JNB). A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Johannesburg Airport (JNB), South Africa?
Eurowings, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–12,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–16,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–22,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–12,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–9,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–16,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Johannesburg International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–12,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Brussels Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–10,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–9,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 130–470
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 490–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 390–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- R 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- R 500–700
- Comfort
- R 500–750
- Premium
- R 850–1,100
- 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
- R 500–1,800
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 500–800
- 1st Class
- R 1,000–1,800
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 500–750
- 1st Class
- R 1,000–1,700
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 330–1,100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 330–500
- 1st Class
- R 600–1,100
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 700–2,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 700–1,100
- 1st Class
- R 1,500–2,500
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 750–2,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 750–1,200
- 1st Class
- R 1,500–2,600
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 320–460
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 330–460
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 310–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 360–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 390–550
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 240–330
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–370
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- R 240–370
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 410–600
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- R 410–600
- 1st Class
- R 600–950
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 420–850
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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