There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Karaganda by train, plane, bus, or car
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 Frankfurt, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane FRA - KGF
15h 24m$449–1,484Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane CGN - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
17h 10m$217–1,018Bus, train via Moscow
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Braunschweig, Berliner Platzbus
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Baranovichi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Baranavichy to Moscowbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus
3d 19hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Passtrain
4d 3h$475–970Drive 5,213.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Karagandacar 5,213.3 km
2d 12h$859–1,241Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane DUS - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
16h 45m$266–742Train to Frankfurt, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane FRA - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
14h 42m$310–890Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane CGN - KGF
22h 7m$346–962Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane DUS - KGF
14h 38m$365–986Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane LUX - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
20h 12m$360–924Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Aksakovotrain
- Take the train from Aksakovo to Karaganda Passtrain
4d 16h$368–637
Cologne to Karaganda by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Karaganda is to train and fly which costs $260 - $750 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Karaganda is to train and fly which takes 14h 38m and costs $360 - $1,000.
The distance between Cologne and Karaganda is 4683 km. The road distance is 5213.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Karaganda without a car is to bus and train via Moscow which takes 3 days 19h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 24m to get from Cologne to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 3h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 5:19 AM in Cologne and 8:19 AM in Karaganda.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Karaganda is 5213 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Cologne to Karaganda.
There are four+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
Eurowings, Air Astana, and six other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) once daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Uralsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tbilisi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Podgorica, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tbilisi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Frankfurt, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Luxembourg to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Luxembourg to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Luxembourg to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Aksakovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $290–410
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $75–100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $95–140
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $220–310
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–420
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–110
Train from Aksakovo to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $140–200
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $200–280
- 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
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–6
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $6–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- 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
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Braunschweig, Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Baranovichi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 165 641144
- mail@pinskap.by
- Website
- pinskap.by
Bus from Baranavichy to Moscow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- pinskap.by
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station
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