There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Krk by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Krk
9h 27m€146–1,068Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rijeka bus stationN261
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvorArriva
21h 23m€55–126Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
17h 4m€114–644Drive 1,112.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Krk1,112.4 km
11h 5m€159–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbfRj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste CentraleRjx
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
17h 26m€124–460Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)CGN - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
9h 10m€86–285Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)FRA - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
9h 5m€141–397Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)FRA - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
9h 30m€149–332Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)FRA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
10h 57m€148–647Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
10h 15m€178–425Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)CGN - RJK
- Take the bus from Punat, Autobusna Stanica to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
6h 21m€135–331
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Krk is to bus which costs €55 - €130 and takes 21h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Krk is to fly and bus which takes 6h 21m and costs €130 - €340.
The distance between Cologne and Krk is 1195 km. The road distance is 1112.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Krk without a car is to bus which takes 21h 23m and costs €55 - €130.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Cologne to Krk, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Krk is 1112 km. It takes approximately 11h 5m to drive from Cologne to Krk.
There are 8777+ hotels available in Krk.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Krk, Croatia?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 21h 23m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–75
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Punat, Autobusna Stanica to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
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