There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Kars by plane, train, 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.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane CGN - KSY
8h 20m₺8,319–32,723Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Stationbus
- Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the train from Ankara to Karstrain
3d 1h₺7,725–8,775Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus stationbus
2d 8h₺11,687–28,461Drive 3,833.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Karscar 3,833.2 km
39h 29m₺29,500–42,611Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kars Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane DUS - KSY
9h 25m₺10,656–34,702Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Kars Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane DTM - KSY
20h 38mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Kars Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane FRA - KSY
9h₺12,164–38,916Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Iğdır Airport (IGD)plane CGN - IGD
- Take the bus from Tuzluca bus station to Kars bus stationbus
14h 20m₺12,429–38,173Train, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivastrain
- Take the train from Sivas to Karstrain
2d 9h₺14,165–25,816Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Hopabus
- Take the bus from Hopa Artvin to Karsbus
3d₺10,834–21,739Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Karscar
44h 7m₺32,859–47,185
Cologne to Kars by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kars is to bus and train which costs 7.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kars is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺.
The distance between Cologne and Kars is 3003 km. The road distance is 3833.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kars without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Cologne to Kars, including transfers.
Kars is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:51 AM in Cologne and 11:51 AM in Kars.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kars is 3833 km. It takes approximately 39h 29m to drive from Cologne to Kars.
There are 21+ hotels available in Kars.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kars, Turkey?
AJet, SunExpress, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kars Airport (KSY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–31,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–39,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–33,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–42,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–45,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–31,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–42,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–40,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–45,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–32,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–33,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul Pendik to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Tuzluca bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺330–460
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Nürnberg to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–5,000
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺4,400–5,000
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,718
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,600
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Hopa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺2,600–3,700
Bus from Hopa Artvin to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺65–800
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- info@pejictours.com
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Cologne to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,611
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Cologne to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Cologne to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,865
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
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