There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Moldova by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane CGN - RMO
5h 56m$73–378Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Kryvyi Rih bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kryvyy Rih to Chișinăubus
25h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ploiesti Vesttrain 347
- Take the train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinautrain 402
43h 2m$412–746Drive 1,982.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Chișinăucar 1,982.1 km
21h 23m$411–593Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane DUS - RMO
6h 24m$113–384Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane FRA - RMO
6h 21m$112–370Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane DTM - RMO
7h 21mBus
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Chişinău Southern Busbus
35h 7m$99–187Bus via Iași
- Take the bus from Köln to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iași to Chisinau Airportbus Kyiv / ...
35h 21m
Cologne to Moldova by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Moldova is to bus which costs $95 - $190 and takes 35h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Moldova is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $70 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Hotelul ”Cosmos” via șos. Hâncești, Gara Auto Sud-Vest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Chisinau via Ulm Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Ploieşti Vest and Ploiesti Sud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 2m.
The distance between Cologne and Moldova is 1673 km. The road distance is 1982.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Moldova without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Cologne to Moldova, including transfers.
Cologne to Moldova bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Moldova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Moldova is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $70 - $380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $410 - $750 and takes 43h 2m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $190 and takes 35h 7m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Moldova?
Ulendo Airlink, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Chisinau via Ulm Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Ploieşti Vest, and Ploiesti Sud in around 43h 2m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- Moldovan Railways CFM
Train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways CFM
- 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
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen Hbf to Kryvyi Rih bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $319
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Kryvyy Rih to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Köln Hbf to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Iași to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Moldova bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, arrive at Chişinău Southern Bus station.
Moldova is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 9:50 AM in Cologne and 10:50 AM in Moldova.
Cologne to Moldova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Moldova is 1982 km. It takes approximately 21h 23m to drive from Cologne to Moldova.
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