There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Ptuj by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport, bus
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane DUS - GRZ
- Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
7h 14m€196–516Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus stationbus N884 / ...
17h 37m€91–160Train via Munich
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Graz Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain 575 / ...
13h 45m€187–795Drive 982.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ptujcar 982.4 km
8h 40m€139–201Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CGN - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
7h 38m€105–653Train to Frankfurt, fly to Graz Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane FRA - GRZ
- Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
7h 15m€202–631Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CGN - VIE
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
8h 34m€105–273Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
- Take the train from Celje to Pragerskotrain
7h 36m€200–455Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
8h 3m€162–771Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane CGN - KLU
- Take the train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Weststeiermarktrain
- Take the train from Graz Puntigam to Maribortrain
9h 5m€93–436Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain 90N
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
16h 54m€273–1,048Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Bleiburgtrain Re
- Take the train from Bleiburg to Maribortrain Re
18h 23m€91–207Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Ptujcar
12h 48m€179–249
Cologne to Ptuj by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ptuj is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ptuj is to fly and bus which takes 7h 14m and costs €190 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Ptuj. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Ptuj AP via Maribor AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Ptuj. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Ptuj via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Graz Hbf and Maribor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
The distance between Cologne and Ptuj is 933 km. The road distance is 982.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ptuj without a car is to train via Munich which takes 13h 45m and costs €180 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Cologne to Ptuj, including transfers.
Cologne to Ptuj bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Ptuj train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ptuj is to train via Munich which takes 13h 45m and costs €180 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 37m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ptuj, Slovenia?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ptuj via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Graz Hbf, and Maribor in around 13h 45m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €85–150 and the journey takes 15h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- €50–75
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Weststeiermark
- *
- €19–29
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Weststeiermark
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Puntigam to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Weststeiermark
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Puntigam to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Bleiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bleiburg to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Celje to Pragersko
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Graz Puntigam to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Puntigam to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Celje to Pragersko
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Bleiburg to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Celje to Pragersko
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €121
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €121
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–750
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €345
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- info@easydrive.si
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €60–70
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Cologne to Ptuj bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Maribor bus station.
Cologne to Ptuj train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Ptuj is 982 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Cologne to Ptuj.
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