There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Monaco by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CGN - NCE
5h 11m€76–275Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
cheapest- 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 37m€74–257Train via Paris
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
11h 13m€306–644Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoabus FlixBus N177
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N758 / ...
20h 42m€87–151Drive 1,121.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Monacocar 1,121.8 km
10h 30m€199–288Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- 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 43m€130–349Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Monaco
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Monaco (MCM)plane DUS - MCM
5h 24m€86–308Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
14h 24m€255–497Train, 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
24h 21m€103–241
Cologne to Monaco by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Monaco is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 20h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Monaco is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Monaco. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Monaco-Monte-Carlo via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Nice-Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
The distance between Cologne and Monaco is 843 km. The road distance is 1121.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Monaco without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 13m and costs €300 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Cologne to Monaco, including transfers.
Cologne to Monaco train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Monaco is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €75 - €280. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €300 - €650 and takes 11h 13m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 20h 42m.
Cologne to Monaco train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Monaco is 1122 km. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Cologne to Monaco.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Monaco?
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 Köln Hbf to Monaco-Monte-Carlo via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Nice-Ville in around 11h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Frankfurt, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- helisecurite.fr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Frankfurt, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- 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
- €140–360
- 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
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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