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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Portree by train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry

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  1. Train, bus via Glasgow

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
    3. Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
    4. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus915
    18h 2m
    £163–498

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus915
    34h 5m
    £92–194

  3. Train, bus, drive

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-GuilleminstrainIce / ...
    2. Take the bus from Liege to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Public Toiletsbus914 / ...
    5. Take the train from Crianlarich to Mallaigtrain
    6. Drive from Mallaig to Portreecar
    32h 1m
    £119–270

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Portreecar
    16h 28m

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)planeDUS - INV
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
    12h 8m
    £118–317

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntltrainEil
    3. Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus917
    18h 14m
    £221–638

  7. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Portreecar
    17h 29m
    £245–370

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)planeCGN - INV
    2. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
    13h 35m
    £179–244

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)planeFRA - GLA
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Building to Somerled Squarebus
    12h 2m
    £133–326

  10. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)planeAMS - INV
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
    11h 45m
    £162–396

  11. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)planeAMS - GLA
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Building to Somerled Squarebus
    13h 31m
    £126–341

  12. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeDUS - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus
    4. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
    5. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
    13h 15m

Cologne to Portree by train, foot, and bus

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration18h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket£163Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Portree, Scotland?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Somerled Square via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 34h 5m.

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