There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Oradea by train, plane, 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.
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
7h 2m$102–413Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Köln to Oradea Gara CFR Oradeabus
19h 42m$19–25Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Oradeabus
18h 3m$40–42Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Szolnoktrain 347
- Take the train from Szolnok to Puespoekladanytrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Oradeatrain Re
19h 36m$288–508Drive 1,371.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Oradeacar 1,371.2 km
13h 17m$284–410Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane CGN - OMR
5h 34m$122–447Train 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 39mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Oradeabus
8h 42m$106–264
Cologne to Oradea by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to bus which costs $19 - $25 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $120 - $450.
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 Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Oradea via Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Szolnok and Puespoekladany. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 36m.
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 bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 18h 3m and costs $39 - $42.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Cologne to Oradea, including transfers.
Cologne to Oradea bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Oradea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Oradea is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 18h 3m and costs $39 - $42. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $280 - $550 and takes 19h 36m, you could also fly, which costs $120 - $450 and takes 5h 34m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Oradea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Köln to Oradea via Frankfurt in around 18h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Oradea via Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Szolnok, and Puespoekladany in around 19h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- 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 18m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- 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
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- 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
- $9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- 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
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Szolnok to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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
- 0720 008899
- office@presidenttour.ro
- Website
- President Tour
Bus from Budapest Airport to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- President Tour
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Oradea bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Oradea is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 6:26 AM in Cologne and 7:26 AM in Oradea.
Cologne to Oradea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof 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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