There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Minneapolis by train or plane
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane DUS - MSP
13h 58m$515–1,634Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane BRU - MSP
16h 4m$360–1,009Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane FRA - MSP
12h 52m$537–1,181Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane AMS - MSP
14h 12m$405–1,509Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane LUX - MSP
18h 47m$595–1,305Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CGN - MSP
15h$456–1,811
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Minneapolis is to train and fly which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Minneapolis is to train and fly which takes 12h 52m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Cologne and Minneapolis is 4328 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Cologne to Minneapolis, including transfers.
Minneapolis is 6h behind Cologne. It is currently 2:58 AM in Cologne and 8:58 PM in Minneapolis.
There are 576+ hotels available in Minneapolis.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Minneapolis, MN, USA?
Eurowings, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Luxembourg to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–750
Flights from Luxembourg to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Edinburgh, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- 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
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- $19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
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