There are 10 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 10m€71–276Train 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 14m€340–634Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N508
20h 12mDrive 1,121.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Monacocar 1,121.8 km
10h 30m€201–291Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- 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 36m€84–268Train 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 42m€121–361Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Monaco
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Monaco (MCM)plane CGN - MCM
4h 54m€88–287Train 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€96–319Train
- 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€264–515Bus via Basel
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
22h 28m
Cologne to Monaco by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Monaco is to fly which costs €70 - €280 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Monaco is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Monaco. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Villa paloma via Frankfurt central train station and Aéroport Terminal 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 12m.
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 14m.
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 14m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Cologne to Monaco, including transfers.
Cologne to Monaco bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
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 10m and costs €70 - €280. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €340 - €650 and takes 11h 14m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 20h 12m.
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 14m.
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Frankfurt, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- helisecurite.fr
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Monaco via Frankfurt, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- 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
- €170–290
- 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
- €16–27
- 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
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- 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
- €160–340
- 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
- €8–21
- 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
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- 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
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- 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
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Monaco bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
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.
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