There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Perpignan by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignantrain Tgv
9h 53m€346–587Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CGN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain
7h 24m€77–290Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Montpellierbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 40m€94–160Drive 1,140.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Perpignancar 1,140.5 km
11h 5m€182–263Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
10h 30m€280–491Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 45m€98–202Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain
8h€77–270Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane NRN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Airport to Perpignanbus
8h 24mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FRA - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignantrain
8h 47m€164–375Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRU - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Perpignantrain
8h 55m€145–370Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane CRL - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Airport to Perpignanbus
9h 5m€92–379Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane EIN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Airport to Perpignanbus
9h 32m€101–388Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)plane CRL - PGF
8h 4m€96–497
Cologne to Perpignan by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Perpignan is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Perpignan is to fly and train which takes 7h 24m and costs €75 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Perpignan station. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Perpignan - Bus Station via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Perpignan. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Perpignan via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 53m.
The distance between Cologne and Perpignan is 1429 km. The road distance is 1140.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Perpignan without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 53m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Cologne to Perpignan, including transfers.
Cologne to Perpignan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Perpignan train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Perpignan is to train via Paris which takes 9h 53m and costs €340 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 40m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Perpignan, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Perpignan via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Perpignan - Bus Station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station in around 17h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Narbonne to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Narbonne to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Girona Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Flibco
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Perpignan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Cologne to Perpignan train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Perpignan is 1140 km. It takes approximately 11h 5m to drive from Cologne to Perpignan.
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