There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Kars by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane CGN - KSY
8h 20m₺11,323–34,868Train, bus via Plovdiv
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Istanbul(Halkali)train Ic
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
- Take the train from Ankara to Karstrain
3d 9h₺9,071–26,748Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus stationbus
2d 7h₺11,919–34,340Drive 3,833.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Karscar 3,833.2 km
39h 22m₺30,328–43,807Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kars Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane DUS - KSY
9h 24m₺11,696–38,165Train 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 39mTrain 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
10h₺12,871–41,520Fly 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 27m₺11,433–35,318Train, 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 Hst
- Take the train from Sivas to Karstrain Ic
2d 9h₺14,460–30,127Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Hopabus
- Take the bus from Hopa Artvin to Karsbus
3d₺14,818–26,158Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Karscar
44h 2m₺34,411–49,260
Cologne to Kars by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kars is to train and bus via Plovdiv which costs 9.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kars is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kars. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Kars via București, Autogara Militari, Istanbul Otogari and Hopa Artvin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
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 7h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Cologne to Kars, including transfers.
Cologne to Kars bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kars is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 14.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 0h.
Cologne to Kars bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Kars is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 5:10 PM in Cologne and 6:10 PM 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. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kars via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Istanbul Otogari, and Hopa Artvin in around 3d.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–35,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–43,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–50,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–34,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–33,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–35,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–50,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–42,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Iğdır Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–37,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–36,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–18,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺340–480
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺340–460
- 1st Class
- ₺370–480
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–2,300
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sivas to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–6,500
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Tuzluca bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺330–460
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- Citylines
- 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
- ₺4,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺4,600–5,500
- 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
- ₺2,861
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Hopa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- 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
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