There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Oradea by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane DUS - OMR
6h 42m$130–389Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradeabus
19h 42m$21–27Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradeabus
16h 54m$132–599Drive 1,374.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Oradeacar 1,374.1 km
13h 38m$227–327Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane CGN - OMR
5h 32m$65–312Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane DTM - OMR
5h 41m$75–318Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Puespoekladanytrain Ec
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Biharkeresztestrain Re
21h 41m$325–468Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Oradeacar
14h 55m$257–1,420
Cologne to Oradea by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to bus which costs $21 - $27 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $65 - $320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Oradea Gara CFR Oradea. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 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, Puespoekladany and Biharkeresztes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 41m.
The distance between Cologne and Oradea is 1245 km. The road distance is 1374.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Oradea without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 54m and costs $130 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 42m 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 bus which takes 19h 42m and costs $21 - $27. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $65 - $320 and takes 5h 32m, you could also train, which costs $320 - $470 and takes 21h 41m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Oradea, Romania?
Euro Fratello Srl operates a bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradea twice a week, and the journey takes 19h 42m. Tarsin also services this route once a week. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oradea International Airport (OMR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $55–85
- 1st Class
- $110–200
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $50–80
- 1st Class
- $100–180
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Meidling to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Puespoekladany to Biharkeresztes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- 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
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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More Questions & Answers
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 4:33 PM in Cologne and 5:33 PM 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 1374 km. It takes approximately 13h 38m to drive from Cologne to Oradea.
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