There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Provence by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
10h 14m€284–575Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane DUS - MRS
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
7h 45m€125–293Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoblebus 766 / ...
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Rn 85bus 52
17h 3mDrive 960.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Provencecar 960.7 km
10h 19m€150–216Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
11h 3m€272–481Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Bd des Tilleulsbus 68
20h 30mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FRA - MRS
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
7h 52m€165–374Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CGN - NCE
- Take the train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /cartrain
10h 10m€129–378Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUS - NCE
- Take the train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /cartrain
10h 36m€127–349Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
- Take the train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /cartrain
10h 42m€182–450
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Provence is to drive which costs €140 - €220 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Provence is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 45m and costs €120 - €300.
The distance between Cologne and Provence is 1368 km. The road distance is 960.7 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Provence without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 10h 14m and costs €280 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Cologne to Provence, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Provence is 961 km. It takes approximately 10h 19m to drive from Cologne to Provence.
There are 107+ hotels available in Provence.
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 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
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
- €100–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- 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
- €150–270
- 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
- €14–24
- 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
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /car
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Mees
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Mees
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Gare Routière to Rn 85
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Gare Routière to Bd des Tilleuls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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