There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Lesbos by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
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 Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane DUS - MJT
8h 27m€168–404Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
46h 24m€144–285Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
32h 53mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Thessalonikicar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
26h 49m€466–761Train to Frankfurt, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane FRA - MJT
8h 28m€160–275Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CGN - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
9h 42m€148–390Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane DUS - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
10h 8m€168–378Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane AMS - MJT
9h 7m€262–494Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
37h 55m€195–339
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lesbos is to fly and ferry which costs €140 - €390 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lesbos is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €160 - €410.
The distance between Cologne and Lesbos is 2138 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lesbos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 32h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Cologne to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 3:42 AM in Cologne and 4:42 AM in Lesbos.
There are 426+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lesbos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Lesbos. However, you can take the train to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT), then take the taxi to Lesbos. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Lesbos via Würzburg Hbf, Würzburg, Pristina, Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki New Station, Dimokratias, Port of Thessaloniki, and Mytilene in around 32h 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Würzburg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–130
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €150–210
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- bilet.izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €30–50
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €65–80
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–70
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €80–100
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