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There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Ptuj by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Graz Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane DUS - GRZ
    3. Take the train from Flughafen Graz-Feldkirchen to Spielfeld-Strasstrain train
    4. Take the train from Spielfeld-Strass to Maribortrain train
    5. Take the train from Maribor to Ptujtrain train
    7h 25m
    €129–346

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Bleiburgtrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Bleiburg to Maribortrain train Re
    18h 1m
    €74–166

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Ptujcar car
    14h 5m
    €170–229

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus stationbus bus N884 / ...
    17h 35m
    €95–148

  5. Drive  985.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Ptujcar car 985.4 km
    8h 46m
    €182–263

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Graz Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane CGN - GRZ
    8h 16m
    €140–432

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane CGN - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    7h 45m
    €110–539

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Graz Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane FRA - GRZ
    7h 11m
    €137–538

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajashuttle bus
    8h 36m
    €101–260

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    8h 10m
    €152–475

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celjeshuttle bus
    4. Take the train from Celje to Pragerskotrain train
    7h 47m
    €184–387

  12. Train via Munich

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Graz Hbftrain train Rj
    4. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain train 575 / ...
    14h 17m
    €129–357

  13. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    2. Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    17h 1m
    €273–768

Cologne to Ptuj by train and bus

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration17h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 939.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 25m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ptuj, Slovenia?

FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €90–140 and the journey takes 15h 30m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Swiss, and Lufthansa fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Graz Airport (GRZ) twice daily.

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