There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Kathmandu by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane CGN - KTM
15h 10m$323–1,113Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane LUX - KTM
19h 36m$285–841Drive 8,772.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kathmanducar 8,772.5 km
4d 23h$1,445–2,087Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane FRA - KTM
15h 10m$431–720Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane DUS - KTM
15h 39m$483–927Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BRU - KTM
16h 49m$495–995
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kathmandu is to train and bus and fly which costs $280 - $850 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kathmandu is to fly which takes 15h 10m and costs $320 - $1,200.
The distance between Cologne and Kathmandu is 6881 km. The road distance is 8772.5 km.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Cologne to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 4h 45m ahead of Cologne. It is currently 11:41 PM in Cologne and 4:26 AM in Kathmandu.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kathmandu is 8772 km. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Cologne to Kathmandu.
There are 1671+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kathmandu, Nepal?
Turkish Airlines flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) twice daily.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Tribhuvan International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Tribhuvan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Luxembourg to Tribhuvan International Airport via Zurich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Luxembourg to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Luxembourg to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tribhuvan International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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