There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Poole by train (Eurostar), night train, bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
7h 46m£96–371Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
18h 22m£52–97Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
14h 15m£54–282Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Poolecar
7h 37mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CGN - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Pooletrain
6h 39m£99–289Train via London
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
8h 3m£96–371Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Poolecar
8h 46m£118–181Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Pooletrain
7h£93–271Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
7h 9m£70–264Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
7h 37m£97–405Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain
8h 27m£90–518Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
8h 50m£143–447Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DUS - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Pooletrain
7h 45m£91–303
Cologne to Poole by night train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Poole is to bus which costs £50 - £100 and takes 18h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Poole is to fly and train which takes 6h 39m and costs £95 - £290.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Poole. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Poole via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 46m.
The distance between Cologne and Poole is 486 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Poole without a car is to train which takes 7h 46m and costs £95 - £380.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Cologne to Poole, including transfers.
Cologne to Poole train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Poole is to train which takes 7h 46m and costs £95 - £380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £100 and takes 18h 22m.
Poole is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 7:32 AM in Cologne and 6:32 AM in Poole.
Cologne to Poole train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Poole, England?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Poole via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 7h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Seldown Coach Station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and London Victoria in around 18h 22m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- 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
- £22–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £22–35
- Comfort
- £23–35
- Premium
- £35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–24
- 1st Class
- £26–40
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–24
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–225
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £222–225
- Couchette Carriage
- £110–130
- Seating Carriage
- £28–35
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £22–35
- 1st Class
- £45–75
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £14–22
- 1st Class
- £28–50
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £29–45
- 1st Class
- £55–100
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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