There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Oradea by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Oradea International Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane DUS - OMR
8h 2m$213–407Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Oradeabus
17h 6m$50–87Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Koebanya-Kispesttrain 347
- Take the train from Koebanya-Kispest to Puespoekladanytrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Oradeatrain Re
21h 27m$301–446Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Puespoekladanytrain Ic
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Oradeatrain Re
22h$191–344Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane CGN - OMR
6h 19m$58–321Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Oradea International Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane DTM - OMR
5h 39mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Debrecen International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane CGN - DEB
- Take the train from Debrecen to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Oradeatrain
10h 4m$228–743Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CGN - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Oradeatrain
9h 1m$96–263Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradeabus
19h 42mDrive 1,371.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Oradeacar 1,371.2 km
13h 17m$226–327
Cologne to Oradea by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to train and bus which costs $45 - $90 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $55 - $330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Oradea Gara CFR Oradea. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 19h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Oradea. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Oradea via Wien Meidling, Koebanya-Kispest and Puespoekladany. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 27m.
The distance between Cologne and Oradea is 1252 km. The road distance is 1371.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Oradea without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 6m and costs $45 - $90.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Cologne to Oradea, including transfers.
Cologne to Oradea bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Oradea train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to train which takes 21h 27m and costs $300 - $450. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $55 - $330 and takes 6h 19m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 19h 42m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Oradea, Romania?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Oradea via Wien Meidling, Koebanya-Kispest, and Puespoekladany in around 21h 27m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oradea International Airport (OMR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oradea International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–330
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–150
- Couchette Carriage
- $90–110
- Seating Carriage
- $55–70
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Debrecen to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Oradea bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Oradea Gara CFR Oradea station.
Oradea is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 1:55 AM in Cologne and 2:55 AM in Oradea.
Cologne to Oradea train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Oradea is 1371 km. It takes approximately 13h 17m to drive from Cologne to Oradea.
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