There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Menton by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CGN - NCE
5h 19m€68–238Train via Paris
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
11h 40m€329–622Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Aéroport Terminal 1 to Gare Routierebus 80
21h 20mDrive 1,111 km
- Drive from Cologne to Mentoncar 1,111 km
10h 31m€175–252Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
5h 44m€81–249Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
5h 49m€129–369Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Offenburgtrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
16h 48m€283–661Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
25h 26m€120–278
Cologne to Menton by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Menton is to fly which costs €65 - €240 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Menton is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Menton. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Gare Routiere via Frankfurt central train station and Aéroport Terminal 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Menton. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Menton via Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg and Nice-Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 48m.
The distance between Cologne and Menton is 851 km. The road distance is 1111 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Menton without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 40m and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Cologne to Menton, including transfers.
Cologne to Menton bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Menton train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Menton is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs €65 - €240. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €320 - €650 and takes 11h 40m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 21h 20m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Menton, France?
Eurowings, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Menton via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Nice-Ville in around 11h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €230–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Aéroport Terminal 1 to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Menton bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Cologne to Menton train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Offenburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Menton is 1111 km. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Cologne to Menton.
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