There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Poitiers by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
6h 30m€203–380Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Poitiersbus FlixBus N1153
16h 8m€63–116Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain Tha
- Take the bus from Liège to Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Aéroport CDG 1 to Massy - Palaiseautrain B
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to Poitiers - Bus Stationbus
14h 42m€80–148Drive 818.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Poitierscar 818.9 km
7h 49m€127–184Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
7h 14m€161–386Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
7h 22m€200–375Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane CGN - LIG
- Take the train from Limoges Benedictins to Poitierstrain
14h 51m€112–416Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saint-Pierre-des-Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain
10h 49m€155–423Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane CGN - PIS
6h 7m€98–396Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saint-Pierre-des-Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain
9h 15m€174–464
Cologne to Poitiers by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Poitiers is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Poitiers is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €95 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Poitiers. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Poitiers via Paris Nord, Denfert-Rochereau and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 30m.
The distance between Cologne and Poitiers is 856 km. The road distance is 818.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Poitiers without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 30m and costs €200 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Cologne to Poitiers, including transfers.
Cologne to Poitiers train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Poitiers is to train via Paris which takes 6h 30m and costs €200 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 16h 8m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €400 and takes 6h 7m.
Cologne to Poitiers train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Poitiers is 819 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Cologne to Poitiers.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Poitiers, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Poitiers via Paris Nord, Denfert-Rochereau, Denfert-Rochereau, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 6h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Poitiers 6 times a week. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 15h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Munich, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- chalair.eu
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Munich, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- 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
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- 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
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Limoges Benedictins to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–13
Train from Aéroport CDG 1 to Massy - Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Liège to Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to Poitiers - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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