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How to get fromCologne to Provenceby train, bus, car or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Provence by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, bus via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Bd des Tilleulsbus bus 66
    10h 17m

  2. Drive 960.7 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Cologne to Provencecar car 960.7 km
    10h 18m
    €144–209

  3. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoblebus bus 766 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Rn 85bus bus 52
    17h 7m

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane FRA - MRS
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière Aéroport to Bd des Tilleulsbus bus
    7h 56m

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Bd des Tilleulsbus bus 66
    11h 13m

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOBbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ridebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Bd des Tilleulsbus bus 68
    20h 30m

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane DUS - NCE
    3. Take the train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /cartrain train
    10h 40m

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane BRU - MRS
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière Aéroport to Bd des Tilleulsbus bus
    9h 15m

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane FRA - NCE
    3. Take the train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /cartrain train
    10h 37m

  10. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Bd des Tilleulsbus bus
    9h 14m

Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration2h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket€48Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Provence via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Lyon, Gare Routière, and Rn 85 in around 17h 7m.

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